Forward this far and wide. Dear All, Piyush's bail petition is coming up on Tuesday and it is important to voice our protest against this unjust arrest. I will fax all the signatures in the petition to fax address below. We can easily gather 250-300 signatures. so, please sign and pass on.
http://www.petitiononline.com/freepiyu/petition.html To: Chief Minister, Tamil Nadu, India To: Hon'ble Chief Minister Government of Tamilnadu Secretariat, Chennai 600 009 To: Smt. S. Malathi Home Secretary Government of Tamilnadu Secretariat, Chennai 600 009 Sir/Madam: Piyush Sethia, a prominent resident of Salem, environmentalist and organic farmer, was arrested on 26 January, 2010, and accused of sedition for attempting to distribute pamphlets outside a Republic Day function in Gandhi Stadium, Salem. The pamphlets condemned the state-sponsored violence against adivasis in Chattisgarh, and urged the Government of India and Chattisgarh to end the war against adivasis. It announced that people will not remain silent, and that a cycle yatra will be undertaken from Salem to Sivagangai (the Home Minister's constituency) to mobilise pressure on the Governments. It is ironic that even as the Home Minister invites people, including the Maoists, to function within the framework of democracy and the constitution, a human rights defender who exercises his democratic responsibility to question the Government is put behind bars on trumped up charges of sedition. This does not bode well for Tamilnadu's image as a well-governed state, and certainly does not send a message that the Rule of Law prevails in this state. We hope you realise that this arrest and the charges are motivated and a misuse of law, and that you will intervene to ensure that the charges are dropped and Piyush Sethia is released with honour. Sincerely, The Undersigned -- -- "Even under the most crushing state machinery courage rises up again and again, for fear is not the natural state of civilized man." ~ Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. -- "[It is not] possible to distinguish between 'numerical' and 'nonnumerical' algorithms, as if numbers were somehow different from other kinds of precise information." - Donald Knuth -- 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.
