I do endorse. - Devadas VM, Chennai
On Jan 28, 2:45 pm, Anil Tharayath Varghese <[email protected]> wrote: > I Endorse > > Anil Tharayath Varghese, Development Professional, Delhi > > On Jan 28, 2:43 pm, johnson c joseph <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I endorse > > Johnson Joseph > > KOCHI, > > > On 28/01/2010, venukm <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Endorsing the petition > > > K M Venugopalan, > > > (Writer) > > > Kerala > > > > On Jan 26, 6:35 pm, Rohit Shetti <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Hello all, > > > >> TN Activist Piyush Sethia was arrested today in Salem and charged with > > >> sedition against the state before the commencement of a peaceful cycle > > >> rally > > >> across Tamil Nadu to bring about awareness of the State and central > > >> Governments war and atrocities against tribals in Chattisgarh. > > > >> The rally in Tamil Nadu was of particular significance since it passed > > >> through Home Minister P. Chidambaram's constituency - Sivangangai. > > > >> However, even before a single pamphlet was distributed, the arrest was > > >> made > > >> and charges of sedition under section 124A have been filed. The pamphlet > > >> containing 'seditious' material asks why the State is denying the > > >> guarantees > > >> under the Constitution by the Republic of India to adivasis, and why the > > >> State Government has refused to obey the Supreme Court order directing > > >> them > > >> to rehabilitate the 644 evicted villages, and their 3 lac residents. The > > >> pamphlet ends by stating that we won't remain silent and will take a > > >> cycle > > >> rally through the villages of Tamilnadu to build public opinion (hardly a > > >> non-democratic means). > > > >> Lawyers and friends are helping out, but a condemnation of the State's > > >> high-handedness and the atrocious attempt to curb freedom of speech is > > >> definitely called for. > > > >> *Please endorse the draft statement below in your personal and > > >> organizational capacities, so that the statement along with the names of > > >> the > > >> endorsers can be sent to Commissioner of Police, Salem City, Tamilnadu: > > >> Phone/Fax: +91 (0)427 2410217* > > > >> Please also use your channels and contacts to write opinion pieces, > > >> articles > > >> in defence of free speech, etc in all forms of print and electronic > > >> media, > > >> discussion forums. > > > >> Contact for more information: Campaign for Justice and Peace. 14A, 5th > > >> Avenue, Besant Nagar, Chennai 600 090, Phone: 9443248582 > > > >> *DRAFT STATEMENT FOR ENDORSEMENT:* > > >> ** > > >> *We have a Right to Dissent and We will uphold it > > >> * > > >> ** > > >> *Shame on Tamilnadu Police for Quashing Free Speech > > >> * > > > >> Piyush (Sethia) Manush, a human rights and environmental justice defender > > >> from Salem, was arrested today and charged with Sedition. His “crime”: To > > >> attempt to circulate a pamphlet, in his capacity of a representative of a > > >> much-wider Campaign for Peace and Dignity at a Republic Day function in > > >> Salem. The pamphlet expresses outrage at the Central and State > > >> Government-sponsored atrocities against adivasi people in Dantewada, > > >> Chattisgarh. It questions the State-Corporate collusion to violently > > >> evict > > >> adivasis from their homeland, and asks why the state is acting in > > >> contempt > > >> of the Supreme Court order directing the Governments to facilitate the > > >> return of more than 300,000 adivasis to their 644 home villages in > > >> Chattisgarh. > > > >> By charging Piyush for sedition under the IPC, the Tamilnadu Police and > > >> Tamilnadu Government has exposed their ignorance of the law, and > > >> disrespect > > >> and disregard for the Constitution of India that guarantees to every > > >> citizen > > >> the right to free speech and expression. It is an irony and a sign of our > > >> times in that this arbitrary curb on free speech should happen on the > > >> 26th > > >> of January, the day our Constitution came into effect. > > > >> Campaign for Justice and Peace's pamphlets announced that people will > > >> undertake a cycle yatra across Tamilnadu to highlight the Indian and > > >> Chattisgarh government’s brutal and inhuman treatment of the adivasis. > > >> Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and other parts of central and east India > > >> have been long subjected to plunder by Indian and International > > >> corporations. The indigenous people have suffered heavily, losing their > > >> lands, livelihoods and lives because they resist this invasion. There is > > >> absolute lawlessness and blatant violations of human rights. Journalist > > >> and > > >> common citizens are intimidated and barred from entering these areas lest > > >> the word spreads and the truth be revealed. Even peaceful gatherings are > > >> targeted by State police, para military forces, and state sponsored and > > >> state-armed militia such as the Salwa Judum. Leaders and others are > > >> threatened so that there is no voice of dissent. With Home Minister > > >> P.Chidambaram's Operation “Green Hunt” which is styled along the recent > > >> genocide sponsored by the Sri Lankan Government, the situation in > > >> Chattisgarh has worsened. The present act of Tamilnadu Government shows > > >> that > > >> no challenge to the nexus between corporations and the State will be > > >> tolerated, and that the State is prepared to even violate the > > >> constitution > > >> to curb any criticism against its actions. It also marks the generalized > > >> war > > >> against free speech and dissent launched by the present governing elite > > >> in > > >> New Delhi and Chennai. > > > >> We, the people of this country, resolve not be quelled by this > > >> intimidation. > > >> We resolve to keep our voices of dissent and resistance loud and clear. > > >> We > > >> stand with our comrade Piyush in this struggle for a democratic and free > > >> India where justice and peace can reign. We call upon all the freedom > > >> loving > > >> people of this country to join us in this struggle. 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