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

[Anivar Aravind]

Anivar Aravind wrote:
> 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 

Correction in link
http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth/files


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> 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
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> 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 
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> http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/06/stories/2008020656020300.htm
> http://sanhati.com/articles/535/
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