*Attack on Taslima(fwd) *This is not the first incident of 'attack' on Taslima. In 'leftist" West Bengal, Taslima's programme was banned by West Bengal Government's administration in Medinipur in 2005. There the muslims threatened to disrupt programme and the CPIM-led government's administration banned the programme. And so-called progressive poets of Bengal, the humanrights-wallas, all remained silent. Then this year Taslima was the guest to inaugurate Sliguri Book Fair (Siliguri is the largest town in North Bengal). Again hardly 20 muslims staged a procession and burnt her effigy. Immediately the organisers cancelled Taslima's programme. So Taslima is virtually banned in parts of West Bengal. But this really represents the true character of today's West Bengal which is going to be a part of Bangladesh, courtsey the blatant appeasement of Islamic fundamentalist by CPI-M and all shades of Congress. In recent elections in Haldia, Medinipur, Mamata Bannerjee did not have coalition with 'communal' BJP but had coalition with Jamat who stopped Taslima's programme. Taslima is not getting Indian Citizenship because the state where she would stay has to give a no-objection certificate. CPM government of West Bengal is still refusing to give her no-objection to appease their islamic fundamentalist allies and also the Congress. CPI-M government banned her book because it can cause communal disturbance. The ban has been withdrawn by the court but no communal disturbance occured. There is no major difference between Hyderabad and Kolkata in appeasing isalmic fumdamentalists. Only difference is that West Bengal was snatched away from Pakistan to safeguard non-muslims of Bengal (in fact many a leftist ministers are all refugees) but that West Bengal is being gifted away to Islamic Bangladesh.
----- Original Message ----- From: "prakash ray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 10:28 AM Subject: [Reader-list] Attack on Taslima > *I, on behalf of Cinemela Collectives, strongly condemn the physical > attack > on Taslima Nasreen, a Bangladeshi writer. This attack is entirely against > the democratic and secular character of the Indian polity and we cannot > tolerate it in any manner. * > > *One may have differences over the writings or any other kind of artistic > articulations of Taslima Nasreen or anybody else, but this definitely is > not > the appropriate manner to express dissent. This very act militates against > the freedom of expression. * > *We demand that the Andhra Pradesh government take firm action against the > culprits responsible for this attack and the writer must be provided with > adequate security. We also urge the govts to stop those people who are > openly threatening artists and cultural activists. * > ** > *We call upon the democratic-minded people to stand in firm solidarity > against the fundamentalists of all kinds.* > ** > *Prakash K Ray* > *Convenor, Cinemela Collectives * > _________________________________________ > reader-list: an open discussion list on media and the city. > Critiques & Collaborations > To subscribe: send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > subscribe in the subject header. > To unsubscribe: https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/reader-list > List archive: <https://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/reader-list/> _________________________________________ reader-list: an open discussion list on media and the city. Critiques & Collaborations To subscribe: send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with subscribe in the subject header. To unsubscribe: https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/reader-list List archive: <https://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/reader-list/> -- Ranjit --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
