Doing something before the power-link gets consolidated for worse, would be most opportune at this hour. Some kind of lobbying through e-mail net works must be useful in bringing about a positive outcome. Regards,
On 8 Nov, 14:41, "Bobby Kunhu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am given to understand that some progressive groups amongst the Indian > diaspora in the United States have already started lobbying efforts. Beyond > that maybe it might make sense to have mulktiple demands going from India > and getting that to the attention of the new dispensation. One is glad > that the story made it to the headlnes of HT > > 2008/11/8 aryakrishnan ramakrishnan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Should we send protest letters/ requests to Obama demanding the removal of > > this person? I have been reading in different groups about her clear > > connections with VHP. > > > What you all say? > > > Aryan > > > On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 9:57 AM, Bobby Kunhu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > >> This appearded on the front page of today's HT. Demonstrates Sangh > >> Parivars efficiency. I was shocked and appaled. May be we should have a > >> petitions or somethinmg and ask diaspora and other friends in the US (Stop > >> Funding Hate Capmpaign, Common Cause, AID etc. ) to act fast to make sure > >> that Sonal Shah is not includedc in the final team and may be do more > >> research on her past. Being involved in the Gujarat earthquake to raise > >> funds for VHP also is an indirect involvement in the genocide that > >> followed. > >> Here goes the story > >> ** > >> * > >>http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=Ho... > >> * > >> *Obama team member has Sangh links* > > >> US President-elect Barack Obama may have cultivated a left-of-center image > >> for himself, but Sonal Shah, the Indian-American advisor in his transition > >> team, has well established rightwing leanings. > > >> The 40-year-old economist has been associated with the overseas activities > >> of the Sangh Parivar. She was a national coordinator of the Vishwa Hindu > >> Parishad of America campaign to raise funds for Gujarat earthquake victims > >> in 2001. > > >> Her father Ramesh Shah, a vice-president of the Overseas Friends of the > >> Bharatiya Janata Party (OFBJP), had campaigned for LK Advani in Gandhinagar > >> during the 2004 Lok Sabha elections. He had also briefly traveled with > >> Advani during his Bharat Udaya Yatra, countrywide election tour. > > >> Sonal's brother Amit and sister Rupal are now based in Ahmedabad, running > >> a voluntary organisation, indicorps. Its website says its aim is to "engage > >> the most talented young Indians from around the world on the frontlines of > >> India's most pressing challenges". > > >> "I returned to India eight years ago," Amit told *HT* before suddenly > >> deciding not to talk any further. An SMS from Rupal said "no comments from > >> here", and added that Sonal be contacted through email for any queries. > > >> A senior functionary of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), involved in > >> the global activities of the Parivar, said only Ramesh is associated with > >> its activities. "He works with the OFBJP and supports, among other things, > >> the Ekal Vidyalayas," the functionary said. Ekal Vidyalayas are > >> single-teacher primary schools run by the RSS with the aim of inculcating > >> Hindu values in children, mostly in tribal regions. > > >> The Shah family hails from Sabarkantha in Gujarat but Sonal was born in > >> Mumbai. Ramesh Shah moved to the US in 1970. Two years later, Sonal, Rupal > >> and their mother joined him in New York. The family later moved to Houston. > >> Sonal has worked as vice-president with Goldman Sachs and also in the US > >> Department of Treasury. Currently, she is with the global development team > >> of Google.org. > > >> Volunteers at the indicorps office in Ahmedabad were under instructions > >> not to speak anything. > > >> *(Inputs from Ahmedabad)* > > >> Warmly > > >> -- > >> Bobby Kunhuhttp://community.eldis.org/myshkin/Blog/ > > >>www.bookport.in > > -- > Bobby Kunhuhttp://community.eldis.org/myshkin/Blog/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to greenyouth@googlegroups.com 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
