To Mr K Chakraborty You have no right to accuse me of being indifferent to the Adivasi women who got stripped. You haven't answered whether you will like your mother, sister or relative's picture to be published in a similar situation. I support public stripping and caning of the molesters in the streets of Beltola where the incident occured. I am not the only one who has spoken about the picture. The Assam Tribune editorial, Letters to the Editor are also carrying messages(even from women) about the dubious role so called media like Telegraph are playing. Some media outlets are even portraying the riots as being between Assamese and tribals. What kind of a role are they playing? I also do not support that all demands of the Adivasis should be just met just because they have indulged in hooliganism and have been in the receiving end in this episode. Also Mr Chakraborty, tell me when did Telegraph ever publish the picture of a harassed or victimised women in Calcutta? JS
I also quote a letter to the editor( AT ) from a women: Sir,–Whatever happened at Beltola on November 24 has indeed been very unfortunate. And I feel, the district administration is primarily to be blamed for this. But, apart from fixing responsibilities, what is more shocking is the repeated telecast of the naked Adivasi woman by the TV channels. Do they actually empathise with her or simply trying to sensationalise the issue ? Has anyone cared to know whether she would like to appear on TV screens naked, all 24 hours ? She was stripped on the Beltola road by some lumpen elements and we strongly condemn it. They should be severely punished. But, aren't the TV channels stripping her again and again as she is being viewed by millions of people across the country ? Initially, only a handful of people on that road had seen her naked. Now the TV channels have let everyone in the country see her without any clothes ! Any other crime committed on this same woman, had she been in her clothes, would definitely not have made a top story in any of the national news channels. So, is it really her trauma that is making news or her nudity? – Yours etc., SUMITA SHARMA, Zoo-Narengi Road, Guwahati. _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
