> > >> >> On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 12:32 PM, Sukla Sen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dear Friends, >>> >>> >>> >>> Pls. endorse and further circulate, with a copy being Cced to "Asit >>> asitreds" >>> <[email protected]<http://in.mc952.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>>, >>> so that he can keep track. >>> >>> And of course do something more tangible. >>> >>> >>> >>> Sukla >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: Asit asitreds >>> <[email protected]<http://in.mc952.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> > >>> Date: Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 2:43 PM >>> Subject: Appeal for Mallika Sarabhai >>> To: Sukla Sen >>> <[email protected]<http://in.mc952.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>>, >>> "[email protected]<http://in.mc952.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>" >>> <[email protected]<http://in.mc952.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[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.% >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> Get perfect Email ID for your Resume. Get before others grab. >>> <http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_dbid_9/*http://in.promos.yahoo.com/address> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >
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