[Reader-list] Re: on a media-boycott of the Right...

Sun Oct 12 20:36:36 IST 2003

well, this is probably fantastic, born of a desperation, a nagging double-bind...
but i can't help but wonder whether we, secularists/leftists/liberals/non-rightwingers sometimes end up giving the rightwing (hindu/republican whatever) way too much importance/publicity than they, left to their own perverse channels of communication, could ever hope for.

imagine religiously looking up hinduunity.org (pls don't get me wrong, lehar) or daniel pipes's campuswatch website or other half a dozen obscure hindutva sites, scouring for information (undoubtedly spurious) and then disseminating it all over the internet...all being undertaken by some conscientious secular/liberal person, all in the name of mobilizing anti-rightwing opinion/action!  

could offering less media-coverage to the pantomimes of rightwing politicians be an effective method of containing them? would a praveen togadia stand to lose something if the mainstream press boycotted him and restrained itself from publishing every bit of buffoonery that he indulges in? what would happen if the press simply refused to publish comments/interviews from the deputy prime minister of a country, who actually has the gall to speak out after being convicted of a heinous crime and shamelessly acquitted from a trial?

crazy as this might all sound, but i would still appreciate comments from fellow readerlist-ers,
avishek

"Lehar .." <lehar_hind at yahoo.com> wrote:

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> ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822 
From: "Lehar sethi zaidi" 
To: lehar_hind at yahoo.com
Subject: Hindutva Grps Target The Hindu, India's Progressive Paper
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 00:44:50 +0530

this nonsesne is getting out of hand..
they will sink to any limits..like the propaganda against Feroze Gandhi 
family and the Bollywood secular film stars..
now its the turn of the HIndu, one of India's oldest papers known for its 
courageous Anti Birtish stands and the bold coverage of Gujrat etc in post 
independecne India..
the usual anti Muslim angle has been taken again..!
they have abused one of India's most eminent journalists N Ram, who has 
supported the cuase of the underprivelged and displaced.. in the foulest 
language below..these are well known right wing Sangh groups implicated in 
the Gujrat carnage.
Please do not fwd this email but tell this guy to cool it..
Peace

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An al Haqq- I am the Truth
Mansoor al Hallaj, Sufi saint, 932 AD

>From: "Mohan Gupta" 
>To: 
>Subject: WHY "THE HINDU" IS THE MOTHER OF ALL ANTI-HINDU NEWSPAPERS? - 1
>Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2003 00:10:05 -0400
>
>WHY "THE HINDU" IS THE MOTHER OF ALL ANTI-HINDU NEWSPAPERS? - 1
>
>By Ananth
>HinduUnity.org (Tamil Nadu)
>Source:
>
>
>The Hindu" Newspaper may be owned by a Muslim in Brunei. There is an old 
>saying in India - 'There can never be smoke without fire'. Similarly, there 
>can never be a rumor without some facts to start with. The hot rumor now 
>doing the rounds among a small group of lawyers in the Chennai High Court 
>is that The Hindu newspaper has been purchased by a Muslim from the Islamic 
>kingdom of Brunei. Lawyers are usually the first to come across such news, 
>as documents have to be scrutinized before a purchase and paper work have 
>to done at the office of the Registrar of Companies.
>
>Ever since the present government at the center allowed Foreign Direct 
>Investment in the media up to a maximum of 25 %, rich Muslims in foreign 
>countries have been eyeing the newspapers and magazines published in India. 
>In the case of The Hindu it is further rumored that the remaining 75 % of 
>the shares is held by a local Muslim who is a benami of the Muslim
>in Brunei.
>
>The three stinking rich 'Brahmin' Marxist brothers: N. Ravi, N.Ram and N. 
>Murali and their uncle Kasturi Rangan are merely dummies, or should I say, 
>dhimmis of the Muslim from Brunei and his benami in India, N.Ram, who is 
>also the editor of Frontline, an out and out pro-China magazine, is a 
>womanizer par-excellence. Trapping him in a room of a five-star hotel with 
>a five-star prostitute and videotaping the proceedings will be child's play 
>for these Muslims. This is standard Muslim practice. We have seen them do 
>this in totally unconnected incidents in Britain, the Netherlands, USA and 
>India. In these incidents the victims were highly educated Hindu women who 
>were then forced into prostitution by their Muslim 'lovers' in whom they 
>had put all their trust. In The Case Of N.Ram, the videotape could have 
>been used to arm-twist the family to part with the newspaper. All the three 
>brothers have daughters who too could have been videotaped.Ram's first wife 
>Susan was an Irish woman. He recently divorced her and married a Christian 
>woman from Kerala His present wife is Miriam Chandy. It is only recently 
>that N.Ram has started a big school of journalism in Chennai.
> It seems that the Muslim in Brunei has been in control of The Hindu 
>for the last one year. It is only now that some documents are being 
>scrutinized for the legal transfer of shares. The payment for the remaining 
>75 % could have been made into the Swiss Bank.
> All the three Marxist brothers and their uncle continue to hold their 
>posts. This is done to fool the p-sec Hindus who subscribe to this 
>newspaper. If this rumor is true, which I think it is, then it explains 
>very clearly why The Hindu is the mother of all anti-Hindu newspapers. This 
>also explains why The Hindu is frequently quoted by the Pakistani press. 
>Once again, an entire nation of Hindus is being taken for a ride and they 
>are being led by the nose by a Muslim sitting somewhere in the
>tiny Islamic kingdom of Brunei.
> I have already made arrangements for investigating the matter and 
>getting to the truth about the ownership of this newspaper. The involvement 
>of the Nawab of Arcot, a close friend of N.Ram and a sidekick in his 
>nightly adventures, has also got to be investigated. The post of Nawab of 
>Arcot was created by the British to introduce a Muslim royal family where 
>none existed. The south was predominantly Hindu and the British needed a 
>Muslim 'royal' family to protect their interests. The present Nawab of 
>Arcot continues to receive government pension, free electricity and free 
>phone connection for his palace 'Amir Mahal' in the heart of Chennai City. 
>On the other hand, Indira Gandhi abolished all pensions and benefits to 
>Hindu kings. During Karunanidhi's regime, it was standard practice to 
>invite this 'nawab' for all government functions in which the chief- guest 
>was a visiting foreign dignitary. But during Jayalalithaa's rule this man 
>is not invited and he keeps a very low profile. A separate investigation 
>will have to be done on this 'nawab' and the report submitted to the 
>government. I shall start on this investigation too. 
>Although the British no longer rule Bharat, is Bharat really independent of 
>their influence? While British ruled, we silently watched them desecrate 
>our Hindu heritage, culture, and religion. Now we, the Bharatiya ourselves, 
>continue to propagate the same thing. We continue to accept those who tried 
>to destroy our culture.
>
>HINDU VOICE to sue daily THE HINDU Paper:
>
>Dear Hindus,
>
>The time has come that we Hindus have to be on the offensive. I have sent 
>the following NOTICE (a signed letter) to "The Hindu" (Original letter by 
>courier on 1st Oct. and email today). I propose to file a Writ Petition in 
>a High Court, restraining The Hindu from using the word 'Hindu', which is 
>sacred to us, and a paper which is writing against Hinduism or Hindutva has
>no right to have the title "The Hindu". The Registrar of Newspapers for 
>India, Govt. of India, will also be a respondent. The recent court 
>decisions on the definition of "Hindu", "Hindutva", "Hinduism", etc. have 
>to be pointed out to support our case. Any help from Hindu lawyers and 
>legal experts is welcome. Group members can also submit details of 
>anti-Hindu writings of The Hindu, which can be used for substantiating our 
>case.
>
>P. Deivamuthu
>Editor, Hindu Voice, 4, Alakjyoth, Aarey Road, Goregaon East, Mumbai, 
>e-mail: hinduvoice at vsnl.net,
>
> Although the British no longer rule Bharat, is Bharat really 
>independent of their influence? While British ruled, we silently watched 
>them desecrate our Hindu heritage, culture, and religion. Now we, the 
>Bharatiya ourselves, continue to propagate the same things. We continue to 
>accept those who tried to destroy our culture.
>
>
>

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