[Reader-list] *Rightist Fantasy of CPIM Media*

[Anivar Aravind]

Deshabhimani Newspaper & kairali/People channels are calling Night Vigil
in support of chengara dalit landstruggle as
Masala/immoral+maoistic+naxalites+anarchist

Deshabhimani Aloted Frontpage space, cartoons+ An article in fake name
in editorial page to brand the struggle as immoral.

kairali and people are repeadly telecasting hidden camera shooting
The myths and fact sheet Distributed at pressmeet  is available at
http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth/web/Chengar+Night+Vigil+Myths+and+Facts.pdf

CPIM used to portry chengara Landstruggle as naxalite from its begining.
This yellow journalism is a new attempt from cpim to stop the expanding
middle class support for this struggle


Todays deshabhimani carries a Report All india Democratic Womens
Associatiation cleaned the night vigil place with brooms and cow dung.

The CPIM women showed how brahmanic they are by  taking broom and
cowdung against dalits and people supporting dalit movements

A dossier on chengara struggle is available at
http://greenyouth.googlegroups.com/web/ChengaraDossier01.pdf




This was yesterdays Press Release
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*Rightist Fantasy of  Party Media*
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     Deshabhimani news paper and Kairali Channel are propagating stories
constructed by them about the night vigil supporting Chengara land
struggle.This is part of their continuous false campaigns against
Chengara struggle.

     About 50 individuals from different walks of life took part in the
vigil. B.R.P.Bhaskar inaugurated .

     Nintey per centage of the participants were women. Deshabhimani and
Kairaly alleges that they all were Naxalites and Anarchists [
simultaneously!!]

     It is quite evident that   Party Media's intolerance  resulted out
of the embarrassment of

Civil society's support to Chenagara struggle. They are further annoyed
by the intiative of women. Through such reports they are exposing
themselves to be the sole agents of anti women, anti dalit  values .

     Its not media reporting but 'news construction'that Kairali is
engaging in. We will fight it politically and legally.

     A state Level Solidarity Meeting supporting Chengara Struggle will
be organized in Kozhikkode on 16^th this month.A video document as well
as monograph on Chengara struggle will be released in it.

    We call upon all democratic forces to join hands in resisting the
anti- Dalit anti -Women  news campaigns by Party—Media syndicate



Dileep Raj
Gargi H
Reshma Bharadwaj
Hassan
Ranjini Krishnan
Reshma R

Press Release of solidarity night vigil
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Chengara Land struggle: Decision should be taken by the Government, not 
Court
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Solidarity Night Vigil supporting Chengara land struggle started in 
front of Thiruvananthapuram secretariat on March 7th evening 5 pm and 
ended at 7am in the morning on March 8th. About 50 people supporting the 
Chengara agitation participated in the vigil.



  Inaugurating the vigil B. R. P . Bhaskar stated that this is an 
historical human rights agitation. Ownership of land becomes the right 
to life for dalits and adivasis.

Government is trying to tarnish this agitation by accusing that this is 
an agitation for land by those who own land.  Such a blanket accusation 
of the struggle without any governmental enquiry is extremely 
unfortunate. What is important is deciding the relevance of the demands 
put forth by this struggle. The kerala society had long before agreed in 
principle to the right on land for those who work upon the land.



O.P.Raveendran presided over the meeting. Sanni M .Kapikkad, Nalini 
Jameela, and CSJayachandran spoke.
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Some background materials on chengara struggle

http://www.infochangeindia.org/features461.jsp
http://www.thesouthasian.org/archives/2007/chengara_land_struggle_in_kera.html
http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/06/stories/2008020656020300.htm
http://sanhati.com/articles/535/