i have observed with keen interest the back and forth on the activities of
cedric prakash. nothing i have read so far convinces me that he stands for a
positive cause. all his platitudes about human rights and social justice are
planks in a long discredited platform, especially in the age of
I'm afraid I would have to disagree with the suggestion that Fr Cedric
Prakash
has rendered yeoman service in Gujarat. In 2002, when I was the chief
publicist
for the Congress Party during the state elections, I had the opportunity to
meet Fr
Prakash. I arranged as meeting for the
Are you suggesting that the Congress should be taking a soft
Hindutva line, as it has been doing sometimes in the past (1984,
Babri Masjid locks, anti-Sikh riots, Ramayana-induced religiosity via
nationalised television, and on a number of other issues including
under the Digambar Kamat secular
The following is a very interesting perspective. It reinforces my sense of
disillusionment towards activists who claim to be fighting for various
left-wing and right-wing causes. The following excerpt is particularly
illuminating in this regard:
Prakash and his band somehow seemed to convey
I've known Cedric Prakash sj and his work for some time now. We have
met briefly, apart from reading him often online. It is interesting to
see the attempt to discredit his campaigns, coming from that shrill
voice which otherwise defends the indefensible.
If I'm not mistaken, he's a Bandra 'boy',
