*Ramlath Kavil, Mumbai* On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 2:28 PM, jenny rowena <[email protected]>wrote:
> *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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