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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dileep Raj Date: Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 7:48 PM Subject: Response to Devika's take in Kafila ( awaiting moderation!) Hi, Please find below my response to Devika's take in Kafila on Chitralekha issue..( http://kafila.org/2010/01/29/the-many-vices-of-chitralekha/#more-3777) Do forward it to your friends who might be sensitive to this... "I agree with Devika on all points except her use of ‘activist’ and ‘ex-activist’ to refere to her unknown ‘friends’. As she herself shows in this mail, nobody is 100% activist or 100% nonactivist.Thus calling somebody ‘ex-activist’stands only when we hold on to some rigid notion of activism. Devika enumerates two or three ‘responses’ in this mail. I have sent a personal/public mail to 44 friends on Januray 26th in which the ending part refreerd to Chithralekha issue.Let me quote that part in this ‘public’ forum as I feel this indicates a ‘fourth response’ complicating the picture. “A campaign is on supporting Chithralekha, a Dalit auto driver, who has been harassed by the CITU and the police in Payyanur , Kerala .Some concerned academics and professionals in Delhi are taking initiative for the campaign. .Rekha Raj has been active in Dalit politics in Kerala for two decades and is one of the founding members of Panchami, a Dalit feminist organization. She started getting frequent phone calls from friends in Delhi at first urging her, then almost demanding her visiting Chithralekha immediately. In fact Rekha did have contact with Chithralekha and was in touch with her and confused and feeling helplessness as to what could be done. Theses phone calls irritated her to such an extent that she was provoked to ask them “Why don’t you visit first? Its easier to reach Payyannur from Delhi than from Kottayam” One friend urged her to form a “Dalit Bahujan Women’s Organization”to which she retorted : “ Sorry, I have been investing my whole being in dalit struggles for some decades. Now I also would like to complete my PhD , leave Kerala and teach in a college like you ” In a campaign material supporting Chithralekha, signed by Chithralekha Solidarity Group, Delhi, I came across the following sentence. “Though there have been various attempts to contact many women and other groups, by people outside Kerala, so far not a single concerned person in Kerala has visited her or found out what is happening to her” As Rekha’s replies shows, this is a false dichotomy viz: concerned person in Kerala/ people outside Kerala. Everybody shares equal responsibility is responding to such a situation where fascist attempts are made in order to silence a Dalit woman. The implicit hierarchy in the sentence above interpellates certain agents as lacking political subjectivity. They are called upon to ‘prove their credentials’. The reasons for the delay in somebody from Delhi coming to Payyanur is perceived as “ practical’ whereas the same in case of those residing within Kerala as ‘criminal’.( Isn’t it fascist to seek response from a limited number of agents all the time on all the issues as if they are superwo/men? ) I feel this has to be questioned publicly in order to establish solidarity among those who stand by Chithralekha. It is not factual that nobody is in contact with Chithralekha. What is lacking is a plan of action and imagination. There is no need for everybody visiting Chithralekha at once. What some committed people from Delhi are doing on this issue is very effective in bridging this gap, irrespective of their physical presence in Payyannur. I could see some initiatives emerging from the State as well by way of empowering her .Hope such multiple initiates will result in resisting the frequent attempts at irritating the daily life ( one of the tested strategies of Fascism) of Chithralekha.” -- Dileep Raj 2010/1/31 Deepak Sankaranarayanan <[email protected]> > http://kafila.org/2010/01/29/the-many-vices-of-chitralekha/#more-3777 > > 2010/1/29 venukm <[email protected]> > > I gave the telephone number of Cithralekha in many web based groups to >> help concerned people hearing things direct from the hapless couple. >> Both Chithralekha and her husband have had enough dramatic moments in >> their life to send SOS messages to the media people and others who >> they look to in such occasions of big crisis generated by mass >> propaganda to ostracise them. >> >> After barely four days after the episode of 20th January, on 24 th I >> think, they were panicked by two things- >> There was a power failure in their house ,while all fuses in their >> house were in tact and the neighbouring homes had normal power supply. >> They saw few 'party 'men near their residence by 8pm(some of them they >> seemed to recognize). >> . >> As there was not a single public figure available at Payyanur whom >> they could confidently call for getting rid of their apprehensions >> about another immiinent danger, human rights activists from far away >> places had to make calls to the SP Kannur and to the Payyanur Police >> station to intervene in the scene.. >> >> Indeed, the local police made a visit to their place and they got >> respite from the fear, albeit temporary!(their power supply was also >> instantly restored by certain technical intervention by the KSEB >> people seemingly as requested by the police. >> >> Imagine how long people can stand this sort of constant fear, and how >> long they can defend themselves against ostracising by the very >> guardians of the society in which they live.! >> >> Please call Chithralekha who can tell you about their ordeals; try to >> reassure her too. . >> [Her number:9526128764] >> >> >> On Jan 29, 12:25 pm, Devadas VM <[email protected]> wrote: >> > http://www.facebook.com/notes/sudeep-aadil-almitra/when-media-plays-t. >> .. >> > >> > *When Media plays the Joker* >> > >> > One general response from the media to a 'Justice to Chithalekha' press >> > release (which was signed by many prominent people) demanding inquiry >> into >> > an incident of a woman autorickshaw driver being beaten up by the public >> and >> > the police was that 'let us not take sides now, we should know the >> truth'. >> > Another one was that 'she was drunk and created ruckus, do not make it a >> > Dalit issue'. (None of the newspapers carried any mention of the press >> > release.) >> > >> > The second one was in sync with the below three reports, probably the >> only >> > mentions about the incident in the print media. Two of them in evening >> > dailies, one in CPM paper Deshabhimani. All three of them report * >> > conflicting* CITU/Police versions: >> > >> > (1) രാഷ്ട്ര ദീപിക, ജനുവരി 20 ബുധന് >> > >> > മദ്യലഹരിയില് യുവതിയുടെ വിളയാട്ടം >> > >> > പയ്യന്നൂര്: മധ്യരാത്രിയില് നഗരത്തിലെത്തിയ യുവതിയുടെ വിളയാട്ടത്തില് >> > ഗതാഗതം സ്തംഭിച്ചു. പെരുമ്പ ഓട്ടോ സ്റ്റാന്ഡിലായിരുന്നു സംഭവം. എടാട്ട് >> > സ്വദേശിനിയായ യുവതിയാണ് മദ്യലഹരിയില് നടുറോട്ടില് പേക്കൂത്തുകള് >> കാട്ടിയത്. >> > ഇന്ന് രാവിലെ യുവതിയുടെ ഓട്ടോ ഡ്രൈവറായ ഭര്ത്താവ് മദ്യപിച്ച് വാഹനവുമായി >> > സ്റ്റാന്ഡിലെത്തിയപ്പോള് മറ്റു ഡ്രൈവര്മാര് ഇയാളെ തിരിച്ചയച്ചിരുന്നു. >> > ഇതിന്റെ വിരോധത്തില് മദ്യപിച്ചെത്തിയ യുവതി ഡ്രൈവര്മാരെ തെറി >> > പറയുകയായിരുന്നു. പിന്നീടാണ് റോഡിലിറങ്ങി ഗതാഗതം തടസ്സപ്പെടുത്തിയത്. >> > സ്ഥലത്തെത്തിയ പോലീസ് പിന്നീട് യുവതിയെ കസ്റ്റഡിയിലെടുത്തു. >> > >> > Rashtra Deepika (Evening daily) Wed January 20 >> > >> > Drunken woman’s antics >> > >> > *Payyannur: A drunken young woman’s tantrums halted traffic in the city. >> The >> > incident happened in Perumba auto stand. The woman hails from Edat. Her >> > autodriver husband was asked to return from the stand in the morning by >> > other drivers as he was drunk. Angered by this, the young woman came >> drunk >> > and abused other drivers. After that she ventured into the road and >> > interrupted traffic. Police came and took her under custody. * >> > >> > (2) കേരളകൌമുദി ഫ്ലാഷ് - ജനുവരി 21 വ്യാഴം >> > >> > പൊതു നിരത്തില് ബഹളം വച്ചതിനു ഓട്ടോ ഡ്രൈവര് ചിത്രലേഖയ്ക്കും >> ഭര്ത്താവിനും >> > എതിരെ കേസ് >> > >> > പൊതു നിരത്തില് ബഹളം വച്ചതിനു വനിതാ ഓട്ടോ ഡ്രൈവര് ചിത്രലേഖയ്ക്കും >> > ഭര്ത്താവിനും എതിരെ പയ്യന്നൂര് പോലീസ് കേസ് എടുത്തു. ഇന്ന് രാവിലെ >> പെരുമ്പ >> > ബസ് സ്റ്റോപ്പിനടുത്തുവച്ചാണ് സംഭവം. രണ്ടുപേര്ക്കെതിരെയും പെറ്റിക്കേസ് >> > രജിസ്റ്റര് ചെയ്തതിനു ശേഷം പോലീസ് വിട്ടയച്ചു. ചിത്രലേഖയുടെ ഭര്ത്താവ് >> > ശ്രീഷ്കാന്ത് ഓട്ടോറിക്ഷയുമായി പെരുമ്പയില് ഓട്ടം പോകാന് >> എത്തിയതായിരുന്നു. >> > ശ്രീഷ്കാന്ത് മദ്യപിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ടെന്നു പറഞ്ഞ് സ്റ്റാന്ഡിലെ മറ്റു >> ഡ്രൈവര്മാര് >> > ഇയാളെ തടഞ്ഞു വയ്ക്കുകയായിരുന്നു. തുടര്ന്ന് ഇയാള് ബഹളം വച്ചു. >> വിവരമറിഞ്ഞ് >> > എത്തിയ ചിത്രലേഖയും ബഹളത്തില് പങ്കാളിയാവുകയായിരുന്നു. പോലീസ് ഇരുവരെയും >> > കസ്റ്റഡിയിലെടുത്ത് സ്റ്റേഷനില് എത്തിക്കുകയായിരുന്നു. ഇവിടെയും >> ചിത്രലേഖയും >> > ഭര്ത്താവും ബഹളം തുടര്ന്നു. >> > >> > പയ്യന്നൂര് ഗവ. ആശുപത്രിയില് നടത്തിയ പരിശോധനയില് ശ്രീ മദ്യപിച്ചിരുന്നു >> > എന്ന് തെളിഞ്ഞു. തുടര്ന്ന് ഇരുവര്ക്കുമെതിരെ പെറ്റിക്കേസ് രജിസ്റ്റര് >> ചെയ്ത >> > ശേഷം വിട്ടയച്ചു. >> > >> > Keralakaumudi Flash (Evening daily) January 21 Thursday >> > >> > Auto driver Chithralekha and husband charged for creating a ruckus in >> public >> > >> > *Payyannur: Police charged a case against woman autorickshaw driver >> > Chithalekha and her husband. The incident happened near Perumba bus >> stand. >> > The police charged a petty case against them and let them go. >> Chithalekha's >> > husband Sreeshkanth had come to Perumba with his auto for his regular >> run. >> > Other drivers blocked him, alleging that he was drunk. Then he created >> > noice. Chithralekha came to the place hearing about the incident, and >> got >> > involved in the ruckus. Police took both of them into custody and took >> them >> > to station. The two continued their brawl in the police station also. >> > >> > A medical examination done at Payyannur Govt. Hospital showed that >> > Shreeshkanth was drunk. Following this, the police charged petty case >> > against both of them and let go. * >> > >> > 3) ദേശാഭിമാനി, ജനുവരി 21 വ്യാഴം >> > >> > പയ്യന്നൂര്: ഓട്ടോ സ്റ്റാന്ഡില് ബഹളമുണ്ടാക്കിയ ഓട്ടോ ഡ്രൈവറായ >> യുവതിയെയും >> > ഭര്ത്താവിനെയും പോലീസ് പിടികൂടി. പെരുമ്പ ചന്തയ്ക്കു സമീപം ഓട്ടോ >> > സ്റ്റാന്ഡില് ബുധനാഴ്ച രാവിലെയാണ് സംഭവം. ക്യൂവിന് മുന്നില് നിര്ത്തിയ >> > ഓട്ടോറിക്ഷ മാറ്റണം എന്ന് സ്റ്റാന്ഡിലെ ഡ്രൈവര്മാര് >> ആവശ്യപ്പെട്ടപ്പോള്, >> > മദ്യലഹരിയിലായിരുന്ന ചിത്രലേഖയുടെ ഭര്ത്താവും ചിത്രലേഖയും കൂടി, >> > സ്റ്റാന്ഡില് ബഹളം വയ്ക്കുകയും ഓട്ടോ ഡ്രൈവര്മാരെ ചീത്ത വിളിക്കുകയും >> > ചെയ്തു. ഈ സമയം ഇതുവഴി വന്ന പോലീസ് ചിത്രലേഖയെയും ഭര്ത്താവിനെയും >> > കസ്റ്റഡിയിലെടുത്തു. പോലീസ് സ്റ്റേഷനില് എത്തിയിട്ടും ചിത്രലേഖയും >> ഭര്ത്താവും >> > പരാക്രമം കാട്ടി. ഇരുവരുടെയും പരാക്രമം കണ്ട് ധാരാളം ആളുകള് സ്റ്റേഷനില് >> > തടിച്ചുകൂടി. >> > >> > Deshabhimani (CPM newspaper), Jan 21 Thursday >> > >> > *Payyannur: Police caught the woman auto driver and her husband who >> created >> > ruckus at the auto stand. The incident happened on Wednesday morning at >> the >> > auto stand near Perumba market. The auto drivers demanded that the auto >> > parked in front of the queue be removed. In response to this, >> Chithalekha >> > and her drunk husband created a brawl and shouted abuses at the auto >> > drivers. The police reached the place and took Chithalekha and her >> husband >> > into custody. Both Chithralekha and her husband continued their antics >> in >> > the police station also. Many people gathered at the station to have a >> look >> > at their antics.* >> > >> > ---- >> > >> > Some say she was drunk, another say it was her husband who was drunk. >> Some >> > say that the fight was about drinking, while another say it was about >> > parking. >> > >> > The reports also give "information" that there was a case charged >> against >> > Chithralekha, when there was none. >> > >> > Nobody who wants to 'find the truth' has spoken to Chithalekha to find >> what >> > she has to say. (Needless to say, none of the above reports even mention >> her >> > side of the story -- even a passing mention "Chithalekha said..'). And >> so >> > naturally all of them squarely put the blame on Chithra. None of the >> > newspaper reporters ever called her up even after the whole signature >> > campaign. >> > >> > Some respected (male) progressive individuals responded that "she was >> drunk, >> > she does not have a way out in this". (Those people were drunk when they >> > said that, but it is women who should not drink and should not get into >> > fights). >> > >> > What gives one the right to beat up a woman in public? Some adjectives >> like >> > "drunk", "immoral" and some keywords like "ruckus' and "antics" would >> > suffice for a justification? ("Immoral" part from the local CITU people >> -- >> > not in these reports. Probably hinting at the fact that this is her >> second >> > marriage). >> > >> > And why did Chithalekha create a ruckus? Does anybody dare to / care to >> find >> > that out, rather than buying the popular CPM/CITU versions? >> >> -- >> 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]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB.
