u d also ask wht's de sin commited by MOdi and gujrat development? poor vanitha commission!!!
reference to sex racket cases was a pointer towarsd her stands in these issues. (but, instead of kottiyam i put kiliroor) it's not just the question of romanticism. i dont have my old journalism file with me to "convince" u her malepractices but why are u avoiding GEEDHA'S question? i never mentioned ur name as part of any mafia. but now i strongly doubt.. and wht's ur eveidence agaisnt Modi? is der any proof that "convince" u that he is a "criminal"? and i dont wanna intrepret things in 'dilip style' dude!!. On 27/09/2007, Dileep Raj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > so the sugatakumari mafia will also hijjack Athirappilly??????!!!!!!!!!!! > "Abhayam" tharooooooooo.....arku? > > > So, anybody questioning intolerence [ not criticism] > toward Sugathakumari will be part of "Sugathakumari Mafia", isn't it? I > try to question this mark already drawn and endorsed by > many here. > > Why? > Simply because I believe 100 % that if somebody expressing intolerence in > this manner attains power, all political enemies/ critics will be > eliminated. > There is a Stalinist line behind such synicism. It might look heroic and > democratic while > done part of 'resistences' [ i.e: while they are not in power] > but will show their true color at the first chance. Branding each and > every one who critcised traditional left as 'CIA charan" is a case in point. > > Hate Campaigns can't be rationalised and legitimised through > sensible political criticism provided posthoc. > > Ref: > 1. Kiliroor Sex Racket Case > > why mallu media protecting her? > > Let me tell my personal experience with mallu media on the very case you > refer > [as if everything is self evident] > > Madhyamam Weekly published a coverstory aginst Sugathakumari with a cover > 'Abhayam?" [ Ranjith style! I suspect there is an anti Sugathakumari mallu > Mafia :) ] after the verdict on Kiliroor case came. > Geetha [ not Geedha] wrote a lengthy article. Ceratin accusations were > raised with no evidence. [ like she prompted the victim to visit > Sree Sree Ravi Sankar, she refused to cooperate with Malayalam visual > media when the verdict came, she discourages the victim from > proceeding in legal struggles etc.] > Reshma and I wrote a letter asking Geetha to substanciate the allegations. > She readily branded us as part of 'Mafia' but provided no evidence. > Sugathakumari wrote a detailed reply in which she effectively > refuted all the alllegations. If somebody read it, it will be evident > how Sugathakumari stood with the girl over a decade and tried to empower > her and how somebody coming into the picture all of a sudden > is able to tarnish her without any substance. > > More important, Geetha never wrote / explained in response to that > article. > > I contacted the edit team of madhyamam and asked on what ground they > published it. > They told me that it was a misunderstanding created by Geetha. > [ So the verty fact that few people belive certain things and master in a > poisonous language to tarnish every other who think differently, mallu media > take it for granted!] > > Ranjith, let's leave Geetha, tell me what is the sin commited by > Sugathakumari in Kiliroor case? > > Sanil, > > your proposal of "experience in ground > level struggles" as a criteria for participating in > this discussion is an age-old debate-scuttling device > perfected by orthodox Marxists. > > That is not what I said. You are consciously trivialising my > point for polemical purpose. I put forward my surmise why such > intolerence and synicism arise in the first instance. That is not > proposing a criteria for participating in a 'discussion'. On the contrary > I meant it as a request to think from struggling people's perspective, which > > is possible from any distance. I never claimed authority / experience in > groundlevel struggles. That is immaterial here. > Perhaps, this could exactly be the point where I politically disagree > with you on many of the other arguments as well. What I find crucial in > Narmada, Athirappalli and other environmental issues is the right of the > local people to decide on matters effecting their life / environment. > Questions of Science, authority, statistics, support of people from > outside, differences of opinion among them etc. are second oreder points for > me. > [ I remember K. Venu writing about the relief he expirienced while in jail > during emergency to read O.V.Vijayan's article aginst it in Kalakoumudi, > though he was thouroughly critical of Vijayan. There are hundreds of > 'emergencies' inpresentday world and how people experinece certain > interventions won't be self evident to other staying at a 'distance', not > necessarily an elitist one!] > > Isn't it ridiculous to believe that a person like Sugathakumari could > singlehandedly hijack the continuing struggle of Athirappalli? > I understand that CPI local supporters are now part of the struggle and > certain activists in the struggle are aprehensive of their participation. > As single issue movements are keen on achieving concrete results > they are flexible while remaining uncompromoising on their standpoints. > Synical comments always smacks of those eternal campaigners self rghteous > belief that anything less than total systemic change is reactionary. > > Is't a [ logical, practical] impossibility that people who idealogically > differ can't come together on comon platform on certain issues? > If Sugathakumari is somebody with proven antipeople record like Modi > please convince us. > > While reading/ viewing reports of Sugatha's visit to athirappalli, i got > the impression that it gave a new momentum to the struggle. > > Finally, do everybody here share the consensus that being romantic is > reactionary? 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