It's worth noting that apart from the two usual suspects - Mayawati and Kejriwal, two more - Uddhav Thackeray and, even, Akhilesh Yadav, have, this time, opted to opt out.
Sukla On Wed, 7 Jul 2021, 16:27 Sukla Sen, <[email protected]> wrote: > Also look up: < > https://m.timesofindia.com/india/act-against-those-foisting-false-cases-opposition-leaders-to-president-on-stan-swamys-death/amp_articleshow/84173731.cms > >. > > For further reading: > I. <https://www.dawn.com/news/1633424>. > II. < > https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/05/world/asia/india-jailed-priest-dies.html#click=https://t.co/acwBeRtxix > >. > III. < > https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/05/indias-oldest-political-prisoner-stan-swamy-dies-aged-84 > >. > IV. > > *Stan Swamy’s custodial death ends charade of ‘Gandhi in London, Godse in > Gwalior’* > > *Seema Chishti, The india Cable* > > With a deep sense of pride, the late Chief Justice JS Verma used to > recount how he saved India the embarrassment > <https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJwlkcFu5CAMhp9muCUCEgg5cOhlL9vudaVeIgachC4hs2Ca5u1LOhICYWP7_z-sQVj2dOrHnpFc24TnA3SEIwdAhERKhjR5pzkV49h1ijjdO6aEIj5PcwLYjA8aUwHyKPfgrUG_x6uCUSHGjqya0p5bJZ1izLoaM4YaOcvZSDUKO9vnYFOch2hBwyekc49Agl4RH_nWvdz4r7qO42hXH13JaCL6DXJr960mHITVN5foelnKh0kGG7s1eQXnfFwam3a7Ox-gQTApN_DV2A9_vc5Y7TflL3v5g_xUb-_H2-_w-l8alV_bFbdAfLXOGR2oZIxLzlvWOlDWKeACXC_7oaMwStXNlg9urF7h1tNt4W0u96rU_rtUkqRN9CHaVJPLxewnWpFN9dxK9HhOEM09gHvSxOen_PCdFohQTYGbDGomuRADHZSQw_CEV3F3qudjP3JSx7q9VkWNK1Rc3tir7TcOKqcY>of > having the UN Human Rights Commission evaluate the Gujarat killings of > 2002. He told Mary Robinson that it was not necessary, as Indian > institutions ― in this case, primarily the National Human Rights > Commission, which he was heading ― were on the job and had prepared a > meticulous account of state failure and complicity. > > In the case of 84-year old Jesuit priest Father Stan Swamy’s custodial > death, India may have denied itself that luxury. A quick recap: No trial. > No conviction. Father Stan Swamy was interrogated, then dragged to Taloja > jail, away from his home in Ranchi in October 2020, in the midst of a > global pandemic, and held as an undertrial. He was denied a straw ― an > Alzheimer’s patient, he couldn’t drink water without one ― and bail, > despite telling the court that his functioning had been impaired by his > time in jail. He was forcibly hospitalised, at his own cost. > > The point was that the state could do so, with the full support of a > judiciary which allowed for 16 human rights lawyers, trade unionists, > activists, writers and intellectuals to be kept in custody indefinitely > despite there being no prospect of an imminent trial. The charges? Letters, > which apparently establish a conspiracy to overthrow the elected > government. In April, a US digital forensic firm > <https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJxtUs3OpSAMfRrdecOPiCxYfJmZ7zUMQvWSQTRQx9y3H9DMbhJCKS099Jxag7Du6aOPPWNbtwk_B-gIVw6ACKk9M6TJO82IUIrzsXW6d3QUY-vztCSAzfigMZ3QHuccvDXo91hfUCKE4u1bs4UPsxISOJXcidnNvZq5lG6WC3eWPMDmdB6iBQ1_IH32CG3Qb8QjN_yrYd9l4eXrl15234r3lTJEE77SBq64GQ2euRwoF6ofRq6olISTXlDR8O8Ey5STbfhPvKplQvzC5SpW_sDLmu14ri4AhG2uJe9IwdvuyP_KPilruhP-ldrj7WY6WUoaNlTkM4WC_HTDRO1H1I7Khm-4fIKXj48L9n0f0h5Nd_mQ99hBWE3qDpN8fhvXPcLk7ggmIrjuzN3i09b6ohGjRJKBUjYw9qIvB6N1IzABrh96yQmo0sJimXSK9Ayanmwre-VzLvTZ35XZNmkTfYg2leBaxb1vi7ZTsdsZPX6mQvwcwD2y4zM99yBMK0RIZarcZFDToTAhiRzFIOWjcpkLPvZM9Yq1Bdbt5VXUhQUfnTe2lv0L6APWBQ> > provided > evidence to the NIA that the so-called letters, at least 10 of them > <https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJwlkd3OpCAMhq9mOMMAisgBB9_J3oZhoGr3U5gA7sS7386YkNL0Tf-eBt9gzeVyr1wb-5i5XS9wCd51h9agsLNCmTE6JbS1fT-x6IYoJz0xrPNSAA6Pu2vlBPY6nzsG3zCnT4YUWtuebU4FGE1Qi1qkkHoEo4Rdol8WGEwffLgb-zMipAAO_kG5cgK2u621V330Pw_1h14NJe97h4l8XxqGHcizNJYV5Lyxbbw2n3h9--OqvBW_YuARPAnYKIAH8CUXjimiTxTIpB4-Rf73rFTwVtsG_Lnh4flvLrD6nLjUDAmBksKIUUo1KtXJLsIU4gRKQxxG2kWAHad-CcpEKwYFj0Ecq-rq-aSxwm8X8sGK8wn3FAqJ64fdN0roZvqPM2G7Zkj-uUO8qbb7OF_O8woJCh0tzr45OSqtjTCTHo25IRL2fhqUHaxi1DZmykqOFvpuHD5l_wO1iKlh>, > on which this entire case rests, were planted by a computer attack on the > laptop of one of those arrested, activist Rona Wilson, before he was taken > into custody. Now, it turns out, evidence was also planted on Surendra > Gadling’s phone. > > In Father Stan’s case, the manner in which he has been accused and > incarcerated leads to a single point – the intentions of the political > project towards independent institutions, the law and minorities. > > - > > The rule > > <https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJwlkd2OhCAMhZ9muNPwK3jBxd7saxiEqs0izgKu8e2XmUlIyWnT0_SrdxXWI9_2eZRKXmGq9xNsgqtEqBUyOQvkCYPlVI2jEIYEKwMzyhAs05IBdofR1nwCeZ5zRO8qHunVwahSoyCbpUwoYIvkAgbplkWaUYagZwOzGXUQn8HuDAjJg4U_yPeRgES71fosD_H14N_t1Q0uzNBjaiK6q8UfjBHT2m24d-VYary7C-vWdGm6FVyX4fdE2LvlyN3imkfuSnWpK5fbb4JtMc6opgNjfOC8Z30A44MBriDIQWpBYRyMWDzXYaSSw0PSfeV9Oefm4396f-wkW5cwJp9bcX0ReWcbkKn9-5mw3hMkN0cIH1b1g_xNb1ohQW6nCJOrlg1cKU21UYPWHzQNpjCSj3LkpI0NR-tKtq2CKaDzL9t_sBWbHw>*by > > <https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJwlkd2OhCAMhZ9muNPwK3jBxd7saxiEqs0izgKu8e2XmUlIyWnT0_SrdxXWI9_2eZRKXmGq9xNsgqtEqBUyOQvkCYPlVI2jEIYEKwMzyhAs05IBdofR1nwCeZ5zRO8qHunVwahSoyCbpUwoYIvkAgbplkWaUYagZwOzGXUQn8HuDAjJg4U_yPeRgES71fosD_H14N_t1Q0uzNBjaiK6q8UfjBHT2m24d-VYary7C-vWdGm6FVyX4fdE2LvlyN3imkfuSnWpK5fbb4JtMc6opgNjfOC8Z30A44MBriDIQWpBYRyMWDzXYaSSw0PSfeV9Oefm4396f-wkW5cwJp9bcX0ReWcbkKn9-5mw3hMkN0cIH1b1g_xNb1ohQW6nCJOrlg1cKU21UYPWHzQNpjCSj3LkpI0NR-tKtq2CKaDzL9t_sBWbHw>* > law, > instead > > <https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJwlkd2OhCAMhZ9muNPwK3jBxd7saxiEqs0izgKu8e2XmUlIyWnT0_SrdxXWI9_2eZRKXmGq9xNsgqtEqBUyOQvkCYPlVI2jEIYEKwMzyhAs05IBdofR1nwCeZ5zRO8qHunVwahSoyCbpUwoYIvkAgbplkWaUYagZwOzGXUQn8HuDAjJg4U_yPeRgES71fosD_H14N_t1Q0uzNBjaiK6q8UfjBHT2m24d-VYary7C-vWdGm6FVyX4fdE2LvlyN3imkfuSnWpK5fbb4JtMc6opgNjfOC8Z30A44MBriDIQWpBYRyMWDzXYaSSw0PSfeV9Oefm4396f-wkW5cwJp9bcX0ReWcbkKn9-5mw3hMkN0cIH1b1g_xNb1ohQW6nCJOrlg1cKU21UYPWHzQNpjCSj3LkpI0NR-tKtq2CKaDzL9t_sBWbHw>*of > > <https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJwlkd2OhCAMhZ9muNPwK3jBxd7saxiEqs0izgKu8e2XmUlIyWnT0_SrdxXWI9_2eZRKXmGq9xNsgqtEqBUyOQvkCYPlVI2jEIYEKwMzyhAs05IBdofR1nwCeZ5zRO8qHunVwahSoyCbpUwoYIvkAgbplkWaUYagZwOzGXUQn8HuDAjJg4U_yPeRgES71fosD_H14N_t1Q0uzNBjaiK6q8UfjBHT2m24d-VYary7C-vWdGm6FVyX4fdE2LvlyN3imkfuSnWpK5fbb4JtMc6opgNjfOC8Z30A44MBriDIQWpBYRyMWDzXYaSSw0PSfeV9Oefm4396f-wkW5cwJp9bcX0ReWcbkKn9-5mw3hMkN0cIH1b1g_xNb1ohQW6nCJOrlg1cKU21UYPWHzQNpjCSj3LkpI0NR-tKtq2CKaDzL9t_sBWbHw>* > law > > <https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJwlkd2OhCAMhZ9muNPwK3jBxd7saxiEqs0izgKu8e2XmUlIyWnT0_SrdxXWI9_2eZRKXmGq9xNsgqtEqBUyOQvkCYPlVI2jEIYEKwMzyhAs05IBdofR1nwCeZ5zRO8qHunVwahSoyCbpUwoYIvkAgbplkWaUYagZwOzGXUQn8HuDAjJg4U_yPeRgES71fosD_H14N_t1Q0uzNBjaiK6q8UfjBHT2m24d-VYary7C-vWdGm6FVyX4fdE2LvlyN3imkfuSnWpK5fbb4JtMc6opgNjfOC8Z30A44MBriDIQWpBYRyMWDzXYaSSw0PSfeV9Oefm4396f-wkW5cwJp9bcX0ReWcbkKn9-5mw3hMkN0cIH1b1g_xNb1ohQW6nCJOrlg1cKU21UYPWHzQNpjCSj3LkpI0NR-tKtq2CKaDzL9t_sBWbHw>, > is brought home forcefully by this case. The way the National Investigation > Agency was brought in, the use of the notorious UAPA to lawfully but > unconstitutionally name individuals as terrorists and violate their right > to life and liberty, was a vivid illustration of the pattern at play. Use > the law to attack and break down the rule of law. > > > - > > The way institutions, especially the judiciary and the media, whose > patriotic duty it is to question and interrogate breakdowns in the system > and call them out, failed to stand up. This underlined how powerless not > only Swamy, but every Indian, had become, without the right to recourse of > any kind. The case supposedly involves the ‘overthrow’ of the Union > government, which made it necessary to suspend the freedoms of so many > people, but it is not important enough to be heard. After *The > Washington Post > > <https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJwlkc2upCAQhZ-m2WmgAJEFi9nMaxiEUpmrYACv6bcf7E5IVYCc-vmOsxXXlN_mTKWSJ0z1faKJeJcda8VMroJ5Ct4AlVpzPhJvhGejHEko05IRDxt2U_OF5LzmPThbQ4qPglEpNSeb0VaMcuAaBvRi5pRLcAK5XzR1akH_bWwvHzA6NPiL-Z0ikt1stZ7lxf-84G879333ty1biGtN8RH1Lh3PR8q7b9mWYKfTurAE164h-mC7eQuH7X5SxtWm2FlXw28otXT_2uD4yIACa4lCC4y2MNJRLUxBNzCkHWM4d5Yp1Sk1yAW01RLEVGoD12_12EkwTwmq6MAYDAA96z2Ozo8Isq08CMUp6mHkiwPlNRWAL0GPFfpyzaVa9_MsQrKxMezR5fa5Plg_r43q1PJxxVDfE0Y7t6m_wOvXt48F04oRc_PTT7YaNoCUiqrGXakv3-YIHwVooYG0tj41VTR1ww8m95T9D6g5rWI>* > and The Reporters’ Collective > > <https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJwlkcuOhCAQRb-m2WkAQXHBYjbzGwah0JpBMIDd6b8fnE4Ij3tTD05ZU2FL-a3PVCq5t6W-T9ARXiVArZDJVSAv6DSncp6HQRGnhWNKKoJl8RngMBh0zReQ81oDWlMxxTuCUSnngex6XMGZlSvwAhjznk7cGxBMDN5Ir-SnsLkcQrSg4Qn5nSKQoPdaz_IYvh78u63X69VnOFNufZXOphDAVnxCj7G5Z04_7V3adU-t6y75LiCUbt3xMN1vyrCZFDtrmodNvjDUrglnMLGC6-CJ7m6AYPssZ3SiI2N85LxnvQNlnQIuwYlRTAOFeVSDt3xyMxUcHoIeG-_LtZZq7G9v00GyNhFDtLmZ203pX22QlnYeV8T6XiCaNYD78KufMfwTXTaIkNt43GKqZiOXcqKTkuM0fXA1wIMSfBYzJ62sSy0q6roDRofG3mn_AHMso7o> > reported > on the findings of the US forensic firm Arsenal Consulting, its second > report was submitted to the special NIA court on March 27, 2021. The matter > is now before the Bombay High Court. > > > - > > It is no coincidence that Father Stan Swamy is a Jesuit Priest in > central India, where the Sangh Parivar has targeted missionaries > > <https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJwlkU1uxCAMhU8z7Ij4S4AFi256jYgBJ0ElEAFpNbcvzEjIWEbm-X12tsGey8tcuTY0wtpeF5gEfzVCa1DQXaGswRtGZq05V8gb4amaFQp13QrAaUM0rdyArvsZg7Mt5DQ6KJlnzdFhQNuNUu75IvXmeuRaUuUFWELs8mQfYXv7AMmBgV8or5wARXO0dtUH_3qw736qKznGKaSe29KCi9AzxYUkcpQqbgfgatN-4ALDAw6tYmfPy4Y94S0XbLE7Sqgt2BTaCw8DOCQfLN7AFpw3_BtyHHPgmPNZUejOGSWSLJSyhbGJTh6U8wrYDF4sQnICelF8c0x6TQSDhyDnzqZ6P2uz7mdy-UTFdMGYXOmP-0D2rnZia7_PewyzQrLPCP4Ds3128sa77t1N6bvyq22GLmyeu2U1L1J-2HXaXAmmhWaoy_rcu5LpNN7W3Pj2H5ZspZ8>. > Despite demographic evidence to the contrary, paranoia is seen in several > BJP states about ‘conversions’, and several anti-conversion laws have been > rushed through, often as ordinances. The insensitivity of the Indian state > is not indifference. It signals encouragement to the base of the ruling > party. > > Now, there are consequences. Observers overseas are seeing through the > carefully crafted and duplicitous narrative, in which dissenters are > quietly silenced at home while internationally, India pretends that > Gandhi’s statues will continue to be built > <https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJwlUcuOgzAM_JrmBkoMJOGQw172N5BJXMgWAsqjVf9-QytFtjWRx56xxUzLEd_mPFJmV5jy-yQT6JU2ypkiK4ni5J0BPoxj12nmTO-EHjTzabpHoh39ZnIsxM4yb95i9ke4OgQfhrFjq-lAqFnb3nHdS6vubpQ4O3kXYgY9gPgOxuI8BUuGnhTfRyC2mTXnM926nxv81vd6vVoM_lqu9aECV3XhR9xczVTicdJV4N78oU8rhgfGZqlbPhp7lFAFnRhzU8KT_NbsuGLesVkwuNWnJmXMhRofGswrhQQcBJeguBAAuhIzbz6Y4rJCEqAVrSNtnSYYyPWyVx2nUerubkG5kfdAt57vC7SpzJXePlp77CyaqmMLNtbP5TLwg1b_ppr3Enx-TxRw3sh9rc3fC33MnhYKFOvl3ITZCAnDoLjSg1Tq62T1vtM9jP0IrI51R-0KpirywXm0F-0_8nqpqg>and > Nehruvian liberalism will persist. Just last month, PM Modi told the G7 in > a session titled ‘Open Societies and Open Economies’ > <https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJwlkcuOrCAQhp-m2WmQi8CCxWzOaxiaKm0yiB3E0_Htp2wTQpG_qNtXMTRctnr697Y3dl1TO9_oC372jK1hZceOdUrgBdfOSWkZeAWD1ZalfZor4hpS9q0eyN7HM6cYWtrKFTFwrZ1kLy8ct3OwSnBApewYhXMKeATJjYSnvQuHAxKWiB7_Yz23giz7V2vv_SF_HuIfnc_n07cXvlKBo4_bStLV6GW-RUOmJzlT6EJH0lFD7kLOZ7fN3WJIqlighm7dINHXUFuKGaWyXI9c9RiRJRpUDNzwcRjEKEQ_9IA2gkWhEdSojOToRivnKAw4rgQ-FF8X0e_Hc28h_l6dsepDSbnESs7lIvRVCdBEdj1KaueEJTwzws2u3Sv40pwWLFhpNTCF5odRaG24sXo05kZFcCXhdMoJRmVho6jiCc13-Hil_QOG9544>, > according to the Foreign Ministry: “As the world’s largest democracy, India > is a natural ally for the G7 and Guest Countries to defend shared values > from authoritarianism, terrorism and violent extremism, disinformation and > infodemics and economic coercion.” > > It’s a posture of strategic importance to Modi’s government, especially in > the post-Trump world. The international media unsparingly held up the > mirror to India during the callous handling of the pandemic, but the death > of Father Stan concerns the fundamentals of democracy and may threaten > membership of an international club, which this government so values. The > European Union has spoken up > <https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJwlkcGurCAMhp9m2GEABWHB4m7uaxiEOkOOggEcj29_6kxCIP1Ly98P7xo8c7nsnmsj9za1aweb4KwrtAaFHBXKFIMVTBrT95oEOwSupSaxTksB2FxcbSsHkP2Y1-hdizndFZxJaXryssbMs2fK6MD6USyg3cKVnj32CUFx-X3YHSFC8mDhDeXKCchqX63t9dH_e4j_uM7z7Nb4htWdXUwo3DbpsQecomK4uPaCQmtzidbTbRcNgBI9UmwQaPo4qxSOknfAO6jnRAvsBSqkhuk3YPr3jiutr-x_KB-VEYxEnF9wNjLFuVBCdLwLoH3QICSEQQ1jz8Ao3S9ejMGwQcBjYNtTdPWY0ZD_6XzeSLEuxTX5gsnnDe6jIrcJz-32eU2Q3LxC-CJt35_5QJ6ekKDgrGFyzXIlpBzZqKUaxy9BZN7rQZjBCILPhoxVySKTmEJ0_m77B7AEqiU> > and > India will continue to face embarrassment at all international fora. > > The unconstitutionality of downgrading the status of J&K and making it the > world’s largest open jail in a democracy may have just simmered and not > hurt the ruling party’s quest for ‘Gandhi in London and Godse in Gwalior > <https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJwlkcuupCAQhp-m2WG4iOiCxdnMa5gSSmFGoQN4jG8_tJ0Q_rqkqlJfWai4pXybdyqVfL653m80Ea-yY62YyVkwz8EZwdQ0STkSZ3rHRzWSUOY1Ix4QdlPzieR9LnuwUEOKnwrOlJok8UbiOgktB7lKq_rVOqWWSS1qFaCEtcN3MJwuYLRo8BfznSKS3fha3-Ulf17iT3vXdXUhugA1Obib2WKP37TUtkbTCNWfGQ66JVeQ-pY_6QEeCiweHqseQDeIzge6XbCHlGnx4TfDX2o9nB4i5WzUvZRUMK4p55QPJDQCgjPNBs7FIETHO4ejdSMKha4fei0ZTsMoVyu0m1gv8NWzYxNdOZdSwf7rbDpINhDDHm1uye2D7ok2cnPT44yh3jNGWHZ0X6j1e5sH87xhxNxu5maohg9CKc30qAatvwwbdTn2YuonQdpYl1pVNNXjg8l-2v4HE2ineQ>’ > in the beginning. But there came a time when political gaslighting finally > ceased to be an issue that could be ‘managed’ at home, often by not even > hearing habeas corpus petitions > <https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJwlkd2K5CAQhZ-mvTPEika98KIZGIbZm32DYLSSlklM8Gebfvs10yAlnKI8pz6dLbge6WXOIxdylam8TjQRn3nDUjCRmjFNwRvohdbDoIg33DMlFAl5WhLibsNmSqpIzjpvwdkSjnhNsF4IPZCH4csyM7nAAIwrJ_0sOJtx1svIlVSg38a2-oDRocF_mF5HRLKZRylnvg33G3y283w-uyuZay4_XYhN0voGAgT9sjPaTD-OdNZMP8OGnn7bfa_0j82PPST69UHvda25UOiZpn8x-hBXEtpiwHrZj4zBCNCxzqNyXiEI9HzkcuhRj2pYHEivew544_2-QpfrnIttQdyxk2RsDFt0qTXXi8iv2oBM7d5rDOU1YbRzy_VmVd7If-lNK0ZM7Sv8ZIthIwghe6nEKOUbTYM5KA6aayDN1h9tKprywNCWsO569j_C6Zf4> > or > silencing by jailing public representatives, including three former chief > ministers, under draconian laws. India is firmly ahead in certain global > rankings ― it’s the internet shutdown capital of the world. > <https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJwlUMuOhSAM_ZrL0kABkQWL2cxvGISqZLxooM6Nfz84Jk2bnKY9j-AJl71c7tgrsbuNdB3oMn7qhkRY2FmxjCk64NpaKQcWnYpi0ANLdZwL4tunzVE5kR3ntKXgKe35vhBcayvZ6qYZcZYRFEbJe_B2BoNRTHaCCQDhIfZnTJgDOvzFcu0Z2eZWoqO-5NcLvlul3ARlpLqeFPdPrl3KDWapiQPBDe-FgB6gE13EIcQBQWNUvTKSo-0HOQcw0XIF-FL8vUBXz6mSDz9d2N-sOJ_TlkNpy-V29Y82U2Ob7zMnukbMftowPn7pie0_gXHBjKXFGUdPTvSgteFm0L0xj70WiBwUWGWBNdq4t6vsaMWUY_LhfvsH4p-F1A> > The > global order immediately recognised Swamy’s custodial death as a violation > of basic freedoms, which democracies must protect. > > The farmers’ protest too finally caught public attention internationally when > it became a free speech issue > <https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJwlkM2OhSAMhZ_msjRQ_hcsJpnc1zAIVckoGsS58e0Hx4SUFtKeni_4itNWLrdvRyV36Ou1o8v4ORasFQs5Dyx9ig6otJZzQ6ITkRlpSDr6sSCuPi2ulhPJfg5LCr6mLd8djEppOZmdkMAs8lFqbbT1hgIIFFqOY7ASB_YI-zMmzAEd_mK5toxkcXOt-_HiXy94t1M_6V6pC9vaqpJmn7Nv2VF9PY-WMC6VAmmMVbRJWinhxd9twDdQkpoFYFRTxRgogI51EU2IBkFiFEpoTtEqw8cAOloqAF-CrhN0xzk0ifBzC5PifE5LDqV9Trf3_9dmvW_3euZUrx6zHxaMD5X6wP3n1E-YsTTosffVsbar1FQbqbR-IDRs3AiwwgJpsnFrXdnVGVOOyYd77B8ke42C>, > as internet access was cut. Of what use would India be to the Western > powers it is so anxious to be on the right side of, when its internal > democratic environment resembles that of Turkey or Russia? > > The ghost of Justice JS Verma may not have won this round with the UNHRC. > Father Stan Swamy lives on to fight another day. > (I. Fr. Stan Swamy was suffering from Parkinson's, and not Alzheimer's. > II. He was hospitalised after he, eventually, had consented to it after > having initially refusing the offer by the HC - in lieu of bail. > > The above write-up includes a number of valuable embedded links.) > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/greenyouth/CACEsOZgN%2BuELyW2g9Dw2GgRZYHhFniyi%2BmqJ720ti%3DmDs5E88A%40mail.gmail.com.
