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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Asit asitreds <[email protected]> *APPEAL* * * * * *RALLY BEHIND MALLIKA SARABHAI IN HER FIGHT AGAINST COMMUNAL FASCISM* As you must be aware, Mallika Sarabhai is contesting from the Gandhinagar loksabha seat against the BJP Prime ministerial candidate, L.K. Advani. Ms. Sarabhai's electoral fight against Mr. Advani assumes utmost political significance because it has become a symbol of struggle between the forces of secular democracy and communal fascism. This is a struggle for pluralist democracy where the religious minorities are respected as equal citizens against the fascist Hindutva ideology of creating a demonic "other" and carrying out pogroms against religious minorities and treating them as second class citizens by undermining a modern liberal democratic society. This goes against the very ethos of our Constitution. One recoils in horror at the memory of the gory murder, rape and mayhem - the ghastly state sponsored communal carnage in Gujarat in the year 2002. Mr. L.K. Advani as the Home Minister of India and Narendra Modi as the Chief Minister of Gujarat presided over this utterly shameful chapter of post-Independent Indian history. It is needless to recall Mr. Advani's role as the prime mover of communalizing the Indian society and imposing fascist Hindutva ideology on toiling workers, peasants and peace loving citizens of our country, thus tearing apart the social fabric of our society, which continues to bleed till today. L.K. Advani's infamous Rath Yatra in 1989 spread the communal poison across the length and breadth of the country, polarized the society on religious lines, inflicting a severe blow to the very basis of peaceful, dignified coexistence of various religious groups in a pluralist liberal democratic society undermining the secular democratic foundations of our constitution, which was achieved after numerous sacrifices in our long drawn freedom struggle. The Rath Yatra of Advani and the resultant communal frenzy culminated in the shameful demolition of Babri Masjid which traumatized the Muslim community and also secular citizens of India. Mr. Advani was present on the spot along with other front-ranking B.J.P. leaders encouraging the lumpen Kar Sevaks when they forcibly brought down the Babri Masjid. The recent incidents like the horrifying killing of Christians in Kandhmal, the attack on women in Mangalore and other places are frightening indicators of Hindutva ideology led by Mr. Advani. It bears ominous signs of the fascist take over of India if we don’t make the necessary effective intervention to stem this tide of regressive medieval barbarism. Mr. Advani is the symbol of both communal fascism and patriarchy, which spells doom for religious minorities and women in this country. Therefore it is imperative all of us join hands to defeat the nefarious designs of the Sangh Parivar. We appeal to all secular, democratic organizations, women, students and youth to actively campaign for Ms. Mallika Sarabhai in her principled electoral battle against Mr. L.K. Advani in Gandhinagar. (Note : Please endorse this appeal and forward it to your friends and other activist groups.) 1. Vijay Pratap (Convenor Socialist front) 2. Babulal Sharma (Global Gandhi forum) 3. Wilfred - (Insaf. New Delhi) 4. Kiran Shaheen - (Journalist and Political Activist - New Delhi) 5. Faisal Khan - (NAPM - New Delhi) 6. Prakash Kumar Roy (Research scholar, film studies, school of arts and Aesthetics New Delhi JNU) 7. Usman (Research scholar, centre for Indian languages school of languages JNU) 8. Rishika Meherishi (Research scholar, school of Art and Aesthetics JNU) 9. P.K. Sundaram (Research scholar school of International studies JNU) 10. Laxman Singh (Research scholar, Third world studies Jamial Milia Islamia, New Delhi) 11. Putul (Social activist, New Delhi) 12. Asit (Activist and researcher New Delhi) 13. Sayantoni (Researcher, New Delhi) 14. Bhuwan Pathak (Social activist, Uttarakhand) 15. Kumar Sameer (Social activist, New Delhi ) 16. Anil Pushkar (Research scholar centre for Indian languages, school of language JNU) 17. Ajit Jha (Reader University) 18. Sukla Sen (EKTA, Mumbai) 19. Prem Krishan Sharma, President PUCL, Rajasthan 20. Radha Kant Saxena, vice President, PUCL, Rajasthan 21. Kavita Srivastava, General Secretary, PUCL, Rajasthan 22. DL Tripathi, President, Ajmer district, PUCL, Rajasthan 23. Anant Tripathi, General Secretary, Ajmer District, Rajasthan 24. Prakash Chaturvedi, Secretary, Rajasthan Jan Morcha ( Front of Alternative politics in n Rajasthan) 25. Than Singh, Chairperson, Rajasthan Jan Morcha 26. Nishat hussein, VP PUCL, Rajasthan 27. Dr. John Dayal (Ex_President catholic Union, New Delhi) 28. Anil Chaudhary (Insaf New Delhi) 29. Piyus Pant (Editor-Lok Samvad, New Delhi) 30. Amit Pokhriyal (Research Scholar, JNU) 31. Aftab Alam (Research Scholar, Centre for Political Studies, JNU) 32. Dr. Anupam Anand (Lecturer, Allahabad University, U.P) 33. Alka Prabhakar (Nari Mukti Sangthan, U.P) 34. D.P Singh (Bihan, Allahabad, U.P) 35. Adiyog (Awaz, Lucknow) 36. Bhan Sahu (Gurmil Morcha, Chattishgarh) -- Any responsible politician should be encouraging a home grown Free Software industry because it creates the basis for future jobs. 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