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

Mon Dec 4 22:39:03 IST 2006

one should not equate hindu & muslim terrorism because,
1) most of the times hindu terrorism is the 'reaction'- to muslim t.
2) moreover hindu terrorist will not 'partition' this country. (i hope every 
body remembers 1947)

>From: gowhar fazli <gowharfazili at yahoo.com>
>To: Vedavati Jogi <vrjogi at hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Action Alert - Communal harmony 
>activistsarrested in Karnataka - Write in the the chief Minister
>Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2006 20:59:30 -0800 (PST)
>
>Dear Vedavati Jogi I think the problem is precisely
>that the two kinds of terrorism are not spoken about
>equally in the same breath. Both Hindu and Muslim
>fundamentalism are similar except that the
>majoritarian fundamentalism gets mistaken as
>nationalism at times and can even come to power while
>Muslim fundamentalism is terrorism beyond doubt.
>
>
>--- 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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