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

[Britta Ohm]

Well, I know this line of generalised 'argument' very well, thank you, 
and I cannot remember to have mentioned Gujarat (even though I do think 
there is a lot to mention there). What I was asking for was not a 
demonstration of ideological battle lines but concrete examples 
(provided I have understood the reference to the UPA correctly). Thank 
you for your help.

Britta


Am 04.12.2006 um 03:33 schrieb Vedavati Jogi:

> 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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