Hold on... I am lost I am not sure who represents whom - when and why I do not know who P Geetha is - does that give me the rightto comment on politics that I am aware of before being determined my ideological position there are a number of Geethas in Kerala Please can we have an opinion on why Chengara struggle is? Laha'simterviewnotwithstnding
On 07/04/2008, Santhosh Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear friends who are organising support meetings for Chengara, > > 1) P. Geetha and her kind of revolutionary budhijeevis are upset because > they were not the FIRST ones who came in support of Chengara struggle. > Unfortunately for them, the Night Vigil got lots of coverage (any publicity > is good publicity for them if you take some usages). Geetha always had this > problem of sitting on the fence approach, if you analyze her earlier > positions, for please the ruling CPI(M). It is good that if Govt. is > ready to inquire about Night Vigil and Geetha (the one and only Geetha in > Kerala) can use her good office with CPI(M) to do so. But it will be nice if > she can also explain her position on morality issues in Kerala and whether > she is taking an about turn in her past positions. (This could be the middle > age blues too.) > > 2) Basing on Laha Gopalan's interview and his dismissal of Night Vigil > as unrelated to them, I wonder do Chengara struggle expect or want support > from the same group? There are feeling that this group is imposing their > solidarity on Chengara struggle. Did we inquire at any point of time with > Laha Gopalan, who seems to be the Leader, who should give what kind of > solidarity to the struggle? If our efforts are unwanted then we should spent > our energy else where. it is not that there are no issues in Kerala that we > all have to go to Chengara. > > Any way these are some of my thoughts. > > In Solidarity, > > Santhosh > > On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 11:51 PM, bharadwaj reshma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > We base this response on a news report published in Madhyamam Daily (not > > read, but was reported to us by our friends in Kozhikode) today. As per this > > report P.Geetha, during a public speech has demanded governmental enquiry > > into 'night vigil'. She also appealed Kerala society not to 'tolerate' such > > 'anarchists'. She repeated the already circulating argument that the > > discussion on night vigil has dampened the discussions on Chengara land > > struggle. > > We are very happy to hear this public demand. Though we are not much > > bothered by this mantle of 'anarchists' discarded on our backs, the baggage > > of 'ganja' and alcohol it is filled with, is at times a bit heavy to carry. > > So it would be good if those who are raising these accusations have solid > > evidence to base them upon. > > And another thing which made us happy is that the demand is made to the > > 'government'. If AIDWA took brooms and cow dung, P.Geetha is 'taking' state > > to clear off the civil society of political adversaries. This is not in the > > least surprising as Savarna hindutva and state have always been natural > > allies. Poor AIDWA, they haven't yet learned the trick of sugar coating it > > in revolutionary rhetoric. > > Let us play a mind game. What will happen if 'Revolutionaries' like > > P.Geetha assume absolute power? Who will be 'left' in Kerala? > > Let us ask a very simple question to those who raise hue and cry over > > the diminished importance for Chengara agitation. > > nammude natile 'rashtreeya' budhijeevikal evideyayirunnu ithuvare? > > .We attempted to make public protest out of the guilt that such an > > important and massive agitation is being suppressed by the state, party and > > media. We don't make tall claims as we feel that whatever we did was > > insufficient. Even this 'we' is not an unchanging group, but individuals > > coming together in an issue based/ programme based manner. > > To list the activities we were part of till now.. > > 1. Raising this issue in "KariNiyamaVirudha Convention" In calicut , > > November 1st. > > 2.Continued internet and media interventions by posting appeals and > > facts and other issues connected with this agitation.Folloing this , Mr. > > Shaji gave a > > Report in Thehelka which helped in attracting national attention on the > > issue. > > 3.A protest demonstration by Non CPIM forum for Democracy in IFFK in > > December 2007.. About 40 concerned people participated. K.Gopinath, > > J.Devika, Janaki, Elizabeth,K.K.Baburaj et al participated. > > 4.Night Vigil in front of secretariate Trivandrum, in the context of > > agitators resorting to suicide threat to ward off police action of eviction. > > About 40 concerned people participated. BRPBhaskar, Sanni Kapikkad and > > CSJayachandran spoke. > > 5.Convention at Calicut Press Club auditorium ( convenors: Gargi, > > Raveendran Op, Vidhu Vincent, Reshma R) subsequent to Night Vigil. A.Vasu > > inaugurated. Civic Chandran, V.P.Suhara, A.K.Ramakrishnan, Subrahmanian, > > Sanni Kapikkad spoke. A documentary on Chengara agitation was screened. An > > organizing committee for national convention in Pathanam Thitta on April 25 > > consisting of A.Vasu ( Chair Person), RekhaRaj, Elizabeth, M.B.Manoj > > (Convenors) was announced. > > 6.Tried to engage public including CPIM sympathizers through various > > media. > > > > At least these "ideal" activists with ancestry and pedigree could utter > > Chengara while condemning Night Vigil. Instead of pouring oil into the CPIM > > slandering campaigns against Chengara agitations, we hope they will show us > > the right way in engaging politics. > > We don't mind if we are untouchables to these puritans. All these small > > overtures were attempted by us on mutual trust and respect. No protest is a > > solo performance. Neither is Night vigil. One should at least consider the > > whole sequence and context before condemning it in toto, if they are really > > friends of Chengara struggle as they claim. > > > > We all are thriving on the hyped myths about Kerala's public sphere and > > civil society. > > ( We were sad to read in today's newspapers that Pinarayi Vijayan > > alleged CIA connection to Chengara struggle in the esteemed presence of > > KNPanikkar and M Mukundan, who mourn continuously over the shrinking of > > Malayali Civil Society) Very minimal is actually happening out there. Let > > us wake up out of this inflated myth > > and form ourselves part of an emerging civil society, through > > solidarities built between the marginalized among marginalized, outcastes, > > stigmatized and "cultural untouchables". > > > > Reshma Bharadwaj > > DileepRaj > > > > > > > > DELETE button is history. Unlimited mail storage is just a click > > away. 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