[Reader-list] Fwd: Taslima Nasreen

[Tapas Ray]

In the following message, posted a little while ago, "CPI(M)'s
critical stand with
respect to Nandigram" should be "CPI(M)'s critical stand with respect
to the nuclear deal".

Apologies for the error.

Tapas

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Tapas Ray <tapasrayx at gmail.com>
Date: 21 Nov 2007 11:04
Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Taslima Nasreen
To: sarai list <reader-list at sarai.net>


<snip>

Also, there are elements in the Forum with Congress links, and it
needs to be remembered that, despite the CPI(M)'s critical stand with
respect to Nandigram, it is still with Congress in the ruling
coalition at the national level. In fact, just a few days ago, after
months of fire-breathing, the Left gave the Congress government the
go-ahead for negotiations with the IAEA on India-specific safeguards
related to the Indo-US nuclear deal. Today's happenings could be the
Congress' way of saying thank you to the CPI(M).

Reads like a bad detective story? At least some of those who have some
knowledge of West Bengal, will probably agree if I say that things in
that state often resemble that.

Tapas


> Idris Ali, a senior leader of the Minority Forum, blamed the state's ruling Communists > for the violence.

> "They have infiltrated our ranks and sparked the violence. We wanted to protest        > peacefully but the Marxists are trying to discredit us," Mr Ali told the BBC.

> The Marxists denied the charge.

> "We had no idea of their plans, they have planned the trouble, they must take the     > blame for this mayhem," Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Biman Bose said.



On 21/11/2007, Jamie Dow <J.Dow at leeds.ac.uk> wrote:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7105277.stm
>
> Background articles would be useful, if any other list members can oblige.
> Thanks
> Jamie
>