Posting this important issue which will affect not just one who eats BT Brinjal but also the food chain.
Forwarded message, a letter sent by a Mother to PM & UPA Chairperson, India against the approval of BT Brinjal. ---------------- FORWARDED MESSAGE -------------- To Dr Manmohan Singh>Prime Minister Govt of India South Block, Raisina Hill,New Delhi, India-110 011. Sub: Opposing the approval of Bt Brinjal in India Dear Sir, Please accept my Namaskar! I am Mrs. Jyotirmayee Sarangi from Bhubaneswar,Orissa. I have a child of seven years. We are a family of three members. My parents stay nearby. Since the past few months I have been reading in the papers about what is being termed as Genetically Engineered (GE) foods. At first I thought it was a good thing. If science can feed the world through innovative techniques there can be nothing better than that. Later when I read that this would be done by taking genes from bacteria, animals and even human beings, I began to have my doubts. Someone in my group sent me a mail about Bt Brinjal that will be shortly approved it seems. This Bt Brinjal will contain genes of bacteria. This will make the whole plant poisonous. Insects will eat the stem and fruits and die. There will be less spraying of pesticides. This means the fruit will be poisonous from the inside! What will happen if human beings eat this poisonous fruit? The mailed article said that Bt Cotton has been engineered similarly. Thousands of goats, sheep, cows, and buffaloes have eaten its straw and died very painful deaths. I am extremely worried. Can I serve such food to my family or should I stop buying brinjal altogether? What will happen when we have to eat outside? When I have to visit friends and relatives? Or should I write to everyone not to purchase and cook brinjal? What about my parents, will they agree to have such food? We are strict vegetarians. Will the introduction of genes from bacteria and other species into our and vegetables still keep them vegetarian? I have also heard my friends expressing the same fear and concern. It seems other native brinjal varieties as well as tomato and chilli will be polluted by the poison. Brinjal has many medicinal properties and we use it as a home remedy, particularly for diabetes type B. Will the properties remain intact? Independent Scientists say animal experiments have proven that such food is extremely dangerous for our health! It is reported that rats and mice fed this food have had underdeveloped organs and bodies, bleeding stomach ulcers, damaged liver and kidneys, intestines, damaged immune system, and also develop tendency to abort dead little ones, litters dying after birth. The rats and mice also developed sterility. All this is unbearable to a mother. The moot question is why are we being experimented upon like this? Already our bodies are full of toxic pesticides and other poisons that have entered the food chain. Why add an unpredictable toxin on top of all such poisons? I being a strict vegetarian cannot even think of having such food. I hope now you understand my concerns as a parent and as a family person. I would like to request you and your Cabinet not to allow this crop to be cultivated in India. I would like to get your response within 10 days in spite of your busy schedule. Meantime I will also be interacting with hundreds of mothers in the school of my child. Respectfully yours Jyotirmayee Sarangi Bhubaneswar Orissa Email: [email protected] CC: Mrs. Sonia Gandhi Chairperson UPA 10 janpath,new Delhi ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear friends of plants, Check following links to know more on GM Food; LINK 01 http://video.yahoo.com/watch/4687000/12525766 - The film Poison on the Platter' is available online... check it out.. A very important issue, concerned to well being of all. You will know after you watch the film & if you agree, pass it on - show it your near & dear ones. Help spread awareness on GM Food to many more - If you have a facility to screen films and have the inclination in making others aware of the same, some my friends working against GM Food can present the film with proper dialogue with the audience. There are few other films on GM food which could be screened too. It can be arranged at schools, colleges, societies, offices, orgs. just make sure you have a proper equipment for screening & a place for large audience. LINK 02 www.iamnolabrat.com - sign online petition, ASK PM to STOP GM Food LINK 03 http://www.pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=53217 -Decision on Bt –Brinjal after satisfactory consultations with all stakeholders : Jairam Ramesh LINK 04 http://moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/Report%20on%20Bt%20brinjal.pdf - The report of the Expert Committee (EC-II) submitted to the GEAC on October 8th, 2009 that formed the basis of the GEAC’s decision of October 14th, 2009 is being made public on the website of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (www.moef.gov.in). Comments on the EC-II report are being sought by December 31, 2009 . So write for your & your family's well being before its too late. STOP GM FOOD IN INDIA. DO IT NOW BEFORE IT IS ON YOUR PLATTER. 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