Bharadhwaj Reshma should respond Appunni's question. You have stated a report in Madhyamam (off course your bracketed remarks - anticipatory bail - that you have not read the report! clearly shows the 'reported statement' is fabricated). Atleast the moderator should interfere here against a false (intentional) attempt but in fail.
regards, kabeer, dubai On 11 Apr, 19:19, appunni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > I searched for this report in Madhyamam dailies but failed. > Can you attach the copy of the news report? > If such a news was not there, this response will be an > 'irrensponsible' one. Because, all these discussions started based on > this thread. > There is a democratic custom that you would have to apologise > in the name of this fake reporting (of course, if it is fake). > Otherwise, if it is true, I completely agree with you. > It is unfortunate that if such live progressive discussion > groups as this starts like mainstream medias creating reports from > nowhere and making unwanted discussions based on it. > with regards, > appunni > > On 6 Apr, 23:21, 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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