[Reader-list] Fishing Community Leaders Condemn Attack on MedhaPatkar

[TaraPrakash]

It was not just "a group of hooligans", but organized goons of CPIM who 
attacked her.
I think the violence of Nandi Gram now needs to be taken to Calcutta and 
Delhi, to wake the sleeping politicians up.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T Peter" <peter.ksmtf at gmail.com>
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Subject: [Reader-list] Fishing Community Leaders Condemn Attack on 
MedhaPatkar


> PRESS RELEASE
> 9.11.2007
>
>
> Fishing Community Leaders Condemn Attack on Medha Patkar
>
> Thiruvananthapuram  -  The fishing community leaders have condemned
> the attack on well known social activist Medha Patkar by a group of
> hooligans in West Bengal.  T.Peter, President, The Kerala Independent
> Fishworkders' Federation (KSMTF), Valerian Isaac, Dist. President,
> KSMTF and Anto Elias, Dist. Secretary, KSMTF have expressed their strong
> protest today on the attack on NAPM convenor Medha Patkar.
> This deplorable action on an activist like Medha Patkar who has
> Provided inspiration and energy to a number of struggles of the
> adivasis, fisher people and farmers as well as generating pressures on
> the governments on their issues, is in effect a challenge before the
> marginalized communities in India, said the leaders of KSMTF. The
> fisher people's union has demanded immediate arrest of those who are
> responsible for violence and to generate peaceful democratic space for
> social and political activists in West Bengal. The KSMTF has also
> reassured their support and cooperation for the marginalised people's
> movements led by Medha Patkar.
>
> http://www.keralafishworkers.org
> http://www.alakal.net
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