*Dear Afthab * * * *Even the minorities' communal organizations such as NDF (PF) are not an electoral force in Kerala (see last by election in Kannur where Abdulla Kutty was elected as UDF candidate). Here your theory will not work out. Even the Muslim league will not get much seats (out of Malappuram) without the help of congress. * * * *Secular parties are strong in Kerala because the Kerala mindset itself is secular. *
*We should be thankful to congress and communist parties * * * *regards * *Rasheed * On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 7:23 PM, Afthab Ellath <[email protected]> wrote: > Wonder why the BJP is not a strong electoral force in Kerala? One reason is > that our "secular" parties some how satisfy that mindset... > > Afthab Ellath > > > > On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 3:55 PM, Venugopalan K M <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> The big news reported from New Delhi goes like this: >> >> PFI wants Kerala to be Muslim-majority state: VS >> >> 25/07/2010 00:14:07 >> >> >> http://expressbuzz.com/states/kerala/pfi-wants-kerala-to-be-muslim-majority-state-vs/192566.html >> >> NEW DELHI: Radical Islamic outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) is >> aiming to convert Kerala into a Muslim majority state in the next 20 >> years, Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan said here Saturday. >> >> "For achieving that goal, the outfit is pumping money to attract youth >> and give them weapons. They also try to convert youth from other >> communities and persuade them to marry Muslim girls," Achuthanandan >> told reporters here. >> >> The chief minister's statement came as his Left Democratic Front (LDF) >> government intensified a crackdown on the outfit, whose activists have >> been accused of chopping off one of the hands of a college professor >> for allegedly making derogatory references to Prophet Mohammed. >> >> Justifying the crackdown on the outfit, Achuthanandan said the police >> is closely watching PFI's activities.The chief minister said the >> outfit tried to create a clean image by organising freedom parades on >> independence day.Various district administrations have already banned >> the parade organised by the PFI every Aug 15, he said. >> >> >> * >> Sounding similar to the infamous 'Love Jihad' Propaganda, >> which had been a fiasco for those who wished disruption of communal >> peace, which just a few months back in time had been rejected with the >> deserving contempt not just by secular minded Leftists but also by people >> belonging to >> >> the Hindu, Muslim and Christian faiths? >> >> Clash of identities following communal profiling of Muslims, >> though has originally been created in order to have the post 9/11 world >> in >> the militaristic control of the US led neo-liberal global >> regime, is there indication that others too are following suit? >> >> By the way, >> what is expected from the people of Kerala? >> Don't they have any role than just being mute spectators/ passive >> victims of these alleged efforts in proselytizing by fundamentalist >> elements? >> Lawless police actions, hate propaganda and communal profiling by the >> cops, media and political leaders only answers? >> How real is your fear of 'them' becoming the majority in the next twenty >> years? >> How can you assume that that will happen, >> and that the people can't be trusted, >> and they will bow down to the arms twisting religious fanatics, >> and that only your police can stop it? >> Or, imagine it happens out of people's own volition. >> Is it really good to stop it? >> Or rather, can you stop it? >> what difference will it make, as long as we remain bound by our secular >> constitution ? >> Communal profiling and motivated actions against Muslims >> (who are already around 26% of all Keralites by the way) >> at whose behest, albeit in the name of combating terrorism ? >> >> By the by, what about the role of Hindu terrorists already exposed by the >> investigative agencies in connection with many incidents likeMalegav,Mecca >> Masjid and Ajmeer explosions ,Samjoutha Express Train bomb >> blasts, and the cold blooded 'encounter killings' of people like >> Sorabuddins and Kausar Banus? >> * >> >> >> >> You cannot build anything on the foundations of caste. You cannot >> build up a nation, you cannot build up a morality. Anything that you >> will build on the foundations of caste will crack and will never be a >> whole. >> -AMBEDKAR >> >> >> >> http://venukm.blogspot.com >> >> http://www.shelfari.com/kmvenuannur >> >> http://kmvenuannur.livejournal.com >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> You cannot build anything on the foundations of caste. You cannot build up >> a nation, you cannot build up a morality. Anything that you will build on >> the foundations of caste will crack and will never be a whole. >> -AMBEDKAR >> >> >> >> http://venukm.blogspot.com >> >> http://www.shelfari.com/kmvenuannur >> >> http://kmvenuannur.livejournal.com >> >> >> -- >> 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. 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