[Reader-list] Islamic violence and Taslima Nasreen

[kirdar singh]

Dear MRSG
Before we can criticize the "Islamic" violence against Taslima, let us
allow M.F.Husain to come back to India.

KS



On 11/22/07, MRSG <mrsg at vsnl.com> wrote:
> 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
>