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 
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