[Reader-list] Islamic violence and Taslima Nasreen

[MRSG]

Please do not spread conspiracy theory about Islamic violence in Kolkata -
It was the logical outcome of the past events during last few years.
Just some facts below.
1. LF Govt bans Taslima's book. CPI, CPIM. RSP, Forward Block all supported
to appease the muslim fundamentalists.  Congress, Trinamul never protested.
2. Congress minority cell has officially demanded Taslima's expulsion long
back.
3. Mamata has officially supported the cause at a madrasa students
conference
4. Siddikullah, the real hero of Nadigram, the leader of Jamat,  has been
termed a secular by Mahasweta devi and all other fellow travellers of
Nandigram resistance. Siddikulla's party organised a huge demonstration on
11 Novemeber in Kolkata against Taslima, in which the death to Taslima was
one of the major slogans. It has been reported prominently in Anandabazar
Patrika. Earlier this organisation with others have prevented Taslima's
poetry session in Medinipur, the district headquarter where Nandigram is
situated. No significant poet or intellectual of West Bengal protested
6. Left front government spread the madrasa education and have a separate
minister for it.
7. Taslima was prevented to inaugurate Book Fair at Siliguri after a handful
of islamic protestors demonstrated. No significant poet or intellectual of
West Bengal protested
8. Biman Basu, CPIM supremo has asked Taslima to consider leaving West
Bengal.
9. So all the significant political parties have ganged up with the Islamic
fundamentalists to drive away Taslima Nasrin. People of West Bengal, 'civil
society' have mostly remained silent. There have been a few protests but not
significant. This is the result. And probably more to come of similar nature
beyond the issue of Taslima.

M Ray

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tapas Ray" <tapasrayx at gmail.com>
To: "sarai list" <reader-list at sarai.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 10:01 PM
Subject: [Reader-list] Fwd: Taslima Nasreen


> 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
>>
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