[Reader-list] Islamic violence and Taslima Nasreen

[MRSG]

I do not know who is stopping M.F Hussain to come back. As far as I know he
is in self exile to avoid facing cases in India. No one has demanded his
ouster from India.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "kirdar singh" <kirdarsingh at gmail.com>
To: "MRSG" <mrsg at vsnl.com>
Cc: "sarai list" <reader-list at sarai.net>
Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 8:47 AM
Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Islamic violence and Taslima Nasreen


> 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
>>