[Reader-list] Action Alert - Communal harmony activistsarrested in Karnataka - Write in the the chief Minister

Mon Dec 4 09:56:25 IST 2006

Certainly on this occassion Gujarat issue was not raised and people like you
don't seem to forget it even after years.  To say that one remains
tightlipped about muslim terrorism is one thing but why is it that there is
no answer to the questions raised on this particular issue? Is it because it
is easier to sound fundamentalist than secular?

On 12/4/06, Vedavati Jogi <vrjogi at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> in india, if you have to prove your secular credentials, you have to curse
> rss/bjp/vhp, you have to talk about gujrat carnage(?) again & again....and
> most importantly you have to remain tightlipped as far as muslim terrorism
> is concerned!
>
>
> >From: Britta Ohm <ohm at zedat.fu-berlin.de>
> >To: Clifton <clifton at altlawforum.org>
> >CC: reader-list at sarai.net
> >Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Action Alert - Communal harmony
> >activistsarrested in Karnataka - Write in the the chief Minister
> >Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2006 17:06:24 +0100
> >
> >Dear Clifton,
> >no irony here but sincere interest (as I'm not so aware): do you mean
> >the Kanataka-coalition government only, or does "the role of this
> >present coalition government in supporting and promoting these
> >activities of the Sangh Parivar" also refer to the UPA? And if so, are
> >there examples for this support you could name?
> >
> >Britta
> >
> >Am 02.12.2006 um 15:27 schrieb Clifton:
> >
> > > Friends,
> > >
> > > Most of you are aware of the Sangh Parivar's attempts to destroy the
> > > secular fabric in Karnataka by targeting the Baba-Datta shrine on
> > > Bababudangiri near Chikmagalur, a shrine that is an example of
> > > syncretic
> > > traditions in the state, attracting people of different faiths. You
> are
> > > also aware of the role of this present coalition government in
> > > supporting and promoting these activities of the Sangh Parivar. Now
> the
> > > government has given permission to the Sangh Parivar to conduct the
> > > Shobha Yatra and about 300 activists of the Karnataka Komu Souharda
> > > Vedike who reached Chikmagalur to protest this have been arrested
> today
> > > (02.12.2006).
> > >
> > > The Karnataka Komu Souharda Vedike, which is a coalition of over 200
> > > organizations working since 2002 to establish communal harmony and to
> > > fight against the agenda of communalism in Karnataka, has through the
> > > years exposed the Sangh Parivar's farcical claims about the shrine,
> > > thwarted their intentions and successfully countered their agenda
> > > through its ideology of aggressive secularism.
> > >
> > > The Sangh Parivar has been targeting the shrine on Bababudangiri with
> > > the sole intention of destroying this tradition in the name of
> > > 'liberating' the shrine from Muslims. In order to achieve their narrow
> > > sectarian goal, they have been creating unwanted disputes, putting up
> > > historically untenable and legally unsubstantial arguments. Further,
> > > they have introduced previously non-existent religious practices like
> > > Datta-Mala Abhiyan, Shobha Yatra and Datta Jayanthi celebrations every
> > > year in the months of October, November and December. It is obvious
> > > that
> > > their main purpose is neither religion nor faith but to target the
> > > Muslim community as 'outsiders' who are bent on destroying the
> >'Hindu'
> > > tradition and culture.
> > >
> > > This year, the BJP has aligned with the Janata Dal (S) to form a
> > > coalition government which has thus far supported the communal agenda
> > > of
> > > the Sangh Parivar. Clear evidence of this was visible in the first
> week
> > > of October during the communal violence in and around Mangalore and in
> > > Bababudangiri at the time of the Datta Mala Abhiyan. In Bababudangiri,
> > > the local BJP MLA, C.T. Ravi led the Sangh Parivar activists in
> > > performing rites in the shrine – in clear violation of the High
> >Court's
> > > order.
> > >
> > > By contrast activists of the Komu Souharda Vedike were arrested and
> > > prevented from peacefully protesting and exposing the communal designs
> > > of the present Government. This action of the present governement is
> > > reprehensible and reaffirms the communal credentials of the so –
> >called
> > > secular JD(S). We are particularly concerned that this particular
> > > action
> > > of arresting secular activists and preventing peaceful protests bodes
> > > ill for the future of democracy in Karnataka
> > >
> > > /We request you to write / phone / fax / email the Chief Minister and
> > > the Home Minister demanding the immediate release of the arrested
> > > activists. We also hope that you would state in most certain terms
> your
> > > unacceptance of such a communal agenda of this government especially
> > > with regard to Bababudangiri and the recent Mangalore riots. /
> > >
> > > /Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy/
> > > /Ph: 2225 3414 / /22253424/
> > > cm at kar.nic.in <mailto:cm at kar.nic.in>/
> > >
> > > /Home Minister M.P. Prakash
> > > Ph: 22251798
> > > Internal Ph: 2092489
> > > e-mail: homemin at vsb.kar.nic.in <mailto:homemin at vsb.kar.nic.in>/
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