Sandeep, In view of Marshalls explanation with quotes, Will U now please apologise to Marshall and to goanetters for talking nonsense. I think U have exposed yourself as to where your sensibilities and affiliations lie.
Cheers! Nascy caldeira Melbourne,Down Under. --- On Sat, 13/12/08, Marshall Mendonza <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Marshall Mendonza <[email protected]> > Subject: [Goanet] Sonal Shah renounces VHP affiliation > Response: First of all, let me assure Sandeep that I have > not joined any > bandwagon or campaign nor will I join one any time in > future. I have > too strong an independent mind for that. As an Indian and > as a concerned > citizen of this country I am disturbed by reports which > appear in the press > casting doubts about the integrity of a person who can > influence important > decisions in the US towards India. eg: see link below. > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Will_Sonal_Shah_give_Narendra_Modi_visa_power/rssarticleshow/3690558.cms >> 3. When Sonal joined the VHPA, she could not have been > unaware of its > ideology and activities. VHPA is affiliated to the VHP. The > VHP has been > around for nearly 25 years. The hate and violent activities > of the VHP are > too well known and documented in reports of the Minority > Commission, > National Human Rights Commission, various Commissions of > Inquiry, and other > reports in the media. The VHP was intrumental in the > destruction of the > Babri Masjid in 1992, which was a watershed in communal > relations. She was a > member of VHPA during this period and did not disassociate > herself. > > 5. Even after the 2002 Gujarat pogrom, Sonal continued to > be associated > with the sangh parivar. According to reports - > (1) Ms. Shah delivered a keynote address at the Hindu > Swayamsevak Sangh > young conference in 2004. The HSS is the U. S. branch of > the RSS. > (2) Ms. Shah delivered a keynote address at an Ekal > Vidyalaya conference in > Florida. The Ekal Vidyalaya's are schools set up in > tribal areas. One Ekal > Vidyalaya teacher, Mohan Lal, told Frontline reporter, T. > K. Rajalakshmi, > "We go for the RSS shakha [branch] meetings regularly. > The teachers are > selected only if they subscribe to the RSS way of > thought." > > Regards, > Marshall Start your day with Yahoo!7 and win a Sony Bravia TV. Enter now http://au.docs.yahoo.com/homepageset/?p1=other&p2=au&p3=tagline
