---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: k.ashraf <[email protected]> Date: Dec 17, 2009 2:39 PM Subject: Re: [GreenYouth] Justice for Soofia Madani To: [email protected]
in solidarity Gro Vasu,Activist,Calicut On 12/17/09, k.ashraf <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On 12/17/09, jenny rowena <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> *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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