*P. Thirumal, Associate Professor, Dept. of Communication, University of Hyderabad*
On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 2:19 PM, sunil kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear all, > We should raise our voice against another human rights violation. > > K Sunil kumar, > Convenor, Nava Janadhipatya Prasthanam ( New Democratic Movement ), Kerala > mob: 9847072664. > > > 2009/12/17 Mahtab Alam <[email protected]> > >> I endorse. >> Mahtab Alam, Civil Rights Activist >> >> >> >> 2009/12/17 jenny rowena <[email protected]> >> >> *Friends * >>> ** >>> *Here is the same statement with the names of more people * >>> *who have endorsed it. Please send in your endorsements by 3 pm* >>> *as we are planning to go to the media with this * >>> ** >>> *Thank you * >>> *Jenny * >>> >>> >>> >>> We, a group of concerned citizens from different walks of life, have come >>> to know that the Kerala police has chargesheeted Soofiya Madani for her >>> alleged involvement in the 2005 Kalamassery bus burning case. We do not want >>> to take a position for or against Soofiya Madanai and we believe that the >>> rule of the law and the constitution of India should prevail. >>> >>> However, during the past few years we have seen a number of activists, >>> students, scholars and other citizens from the Muslim community being >>> imprisoned and persecuted in the name of combating terrorism. After long >>> years in prison, many of them have been acquitted, free of all charges, by >>> the higher courts. In the meantime most of them have been subjected to all >>> kinds of violations of their fundamental rights. The media has also played a >>> huge role in subverting the judicial process by sensationalizing these cases >>> and publishing baseless stories without any proper investigation. >>> >>> Soofiya Madani started appearing in news media in the context of the 10 >>> year long imprisonment of her husband Abdul Nasser Madani without a trial. >>> During this period, Soofiya was active in the affairs of the political >>> outfit Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that her husband had founded. Abdul >>> Nassar Madani was finally acquitted after this long incarceration without >>> even as much as a whimper of apology, forget compensation. Following his >>> acquittal, both Abdul Nasser and Soofiya Madani have been active in the >>> electoral politics of Kerala, contesting the last Parliamentary elections >>> along with the ruling Left Democratic Front. One of the cases against >>> Soofiya Madani is that she was allegedly involved in conspiring the burning >>> of a Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation bus at Kalamassery, Kochi in >>> September 2005 - and an anticipatory bail plea on this case is pending >>> before the Kerala High Court today. >>> >>> However the media in Kerala has been extra-judicially trying Soofiya >>> Madani -- often using highly questionable anti-Muslim representations -- >>> equating a case of arson where her involvement has not been legally >>> established yet -- to fundamentalist terrorism. This media campaign also >>> needs to be seen in the context of a prevalent anti-Muslim rhetoric in the >>> Malayalam language media in general. >>> >>> In that context we fear that her basic constitutional rights might be >>> violated in the coming days. We want to raise our collective voices against >>> such an event and we strongly call on all concerned authorities to prevent >>> any such violation from happening without prejudice to the Rule of Law and >>> any investigations that should be carried out against her. >>> >>> Sd/- >>> >>> 1. John Dayal, Member National Integration Council >>> 2. K. Satchidanandan, Poet >>> 3. M Rasheed, Freedom fighter & Journalist >>> 4. Ajit Sahi, Journalist >>> 5. A. K. Ramakrishnan, Professor, JNU (to be confirmed) >>> 6. Sreerekha, Asst. Professor, Jamia Milia Islamia >>> 7. Sreejitha P.V, , Kamala Nehru College, Delhi University >>> 7. Jenny Rowena, Asst. Professor, Miranda House, DU >>> 8. Hany Babu, Associate Professor, Dept. of English, Delhi University >>> 9 Joe Athially, Delhi Solidarity Group >>> 10, Shahina K K, Development Professional, Delhi >>> 11. Rajeev Ramachandran, Journalist, Delhi >>> 12. Maymon Madathingal, Software Engineer, Delhi >>> 13. Sudeep K. S, Software Engineer, Delhi >>> 14, Kamayani Bali Mahabal, Human Rights Activist, Mumbai >>> 15. Anil Tharayath Varghese, Development Professional, Delhi >>> 16. Bobby Kunhu, Human Rights Activist >>> 17.K K Kochu,Dalit Scholar >>> 18.G .P Ramachandran,Film Critic >>> 19.K K Baburaj, Dalit Activist >>> 20.M B Manoj,poet >>> 21.Rekha raj, Development Profeesional, Cochin >>> 22.Sunny m Kapikadu, Dalit Activist >>> 23.J Raghu,Writer and scholar >>> 24. Shynaj P. S, Research Scholar, Central University of Hyderabad >>> >> 25. Mahtab Alam, Civil Rights Activist >> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 12:59 PM, shinaj ps <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> in solidarity >>>> >>>> 2009/12/17 Mahtab Alam <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> Dear All, >>>>> * >>>>> Find below the statement for endorsement and a rough translation of the >>>>> madhyamam editorial on the issue.* >>>>> >>>>> *Kindly endorse,forward and recomend it for endorsement. * >>>>> >>>>> regards, >>>>> hany. >>>>> >>>>> We, a group of concerned citizens from different walks of life,have >>>>> come to know that the Kerala police has charge sheeted Soofiya Madani for >>>>> her alleged involvement in the 2005 Kalamassery bus burning case. We do >>>>> not >>>>> want to take a position for or against Soofiya Madanai and we believe that >>>>> the rule of the law and the constitution of India should prevail. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> However, during the past few years we have seen a number of activists, >>>>> students, scholars and other citizens from the Muslim community being >>>>> imprisoned and persecuted in the name of combating terrorism. After long >>>>> years in prison, many of them have been acquitted, free of all charges, by >>>>> the higher courts. In the meantime most of them have been subjected to all >>>>> kinds of violations of their fundamental rights. The media has also >>>>> played a >>>>> huge role in subverting the judicial process by sensationalizing these >>>>> cases >>>>> and publishing baseless stories without any proper investigation. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Given how the media in Kerala has been extra-judicially trying Soofiya >>>>> Madani - often using highly questionable anti-muslim represenstaions - we >>>>> fear that her basic constitutional rights might be violated in the coming >>>>> days. We want to raise our collective voices against such an event and we >>>>> strongly call on all concerned authorities to prevent any such violation >>>>> from happening. >>>>> >>>>> In Solidarity, >>>>> Hany Babu,Associate Professor, University of Delhi, Delhi >>>>> Mahtab Alam, Association for the Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) >>>>> John Dayal, Member, National Intregation Council, GoI >>>>> Ajit Sahi, Editor at Large, Tehelka >>>>> Prof. A K Ramakrishnan, JNU >>>>> Jenny Rowuena, Assistant Professor, Delhi University >>>>> Sri Jitha, Assistant Professor, Delhi university >>>>> Sree Rekha, Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> MD. MAHTAB ALAM >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> Phone:+ 91-9811209345 >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]<greenyouth%[email protected]> >>>>> . >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Shinaj.P.S >>>> Hyderabad-46 >>>> Mob:9440477143 >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. >>>> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]<greenyouth%[email protected]> >>>> . >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Green Youth Movement" group. >>> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<greenyouth%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> MD. 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