Jay,
I think you have misunderstood me, or the other Planetside team members. There is no political agenda at work here, and I am not holding any grudges against you for any reason.
I am quite a fan of your work and its consistent high quality. When the right image comes along at the right time I would love to include it in the gallery. For now we are adding images to the gallery as part of the IOW process. Saurav's image was selected this week because it is a great image.
Matt