[Reader-list] SC refuses to take action against M F Husain

Fri Sep 12 13:34:23 IST 2008

Inder,
   vandalism, violence to show dissent is not my cup of tea. As to judgement about Hussains' paintings, I wish the judges were more introspewctive of the notings that they have made, as I feel, no right of an individual is absolute if he does not understand his duties to the society that he/she lives in. Hussain has right to paint his imagination, but his duty is not to exploit the hurt feelings of others in society, just as Da Vinci Code film is appreciated as  a movie, but none has right to disturb the movie being shown, similarly, danish cartoonist has his right to have cartoons of his choice, but friday prayers are for prayers not for running riot in the nation  destruction of public property and hurt and injuries to innocent on the roads as protest to the cartoon in some corner of the world. Hope my stand is clear. ?

 Lots of love and regards.

----- Original Message -----
From: inder salim <indersalim at gmail.com>
Date: Thursday, September 11, 2008 10:33 pm
Subject: Re: [Reader-list] SC refuses to take action against M F Husain
To: reader-list at sarai.net

> dear radhikarajan
> 
> i want you to see the other side of moon as well.
> after writing a full para on corrupt judges, i expect you to
> appreicate the SC judgement on Hussain,
> and condemn the political goons who vandalise the exhibition in 
> galleries.
> is
> 
> On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 5:47 PM,  <radhikarajen at vsnl.net> wrote:
> > Inder,
> >
> >  let us not forget that the judges are also from the same 
> society and the system that we live in, till now we are not keen 
> to confront the judiciary and media as in any democracy these are 
> the only two institutions which are relatively "clean" but alas, 
> that euphoria is also waning in society as we get informed by the 
> media that sitting and retired judges have siphoned off in crores 
> from the pf accounts of judiciary. Sons of a retired SC chief 
> justice avail 600 crores sitting in the official residence of the 
> judge. A Supreme court judge has fudged his birth certificate to 
> get extra time on the bench, a sitting judge of the high court has 
> taken 36 lakhs as his personal funds as a receiver, "criminal" 
> lawyers have inflienced for big money the outcome of many 
> judgements, judges of high court get courier service delivering 15 
> lakhs and some buy lands  in states where they are not entitled to 
> buy. But blacksheep in media who become spin doctors to a 
> political party, judges who ke
> > ep quiet when crores are defreezed in London without the 
> knowledge of the court, the act being carried out by the law 
> minister and the solicitor general does not augur well for the 
> confidence that society implies on both the media and judiciary. 
> CBI, premier investigation agency purring like cat for the rich 
> and powerful has lost credibilty along with some blacksheep in 
> judiciary and media personnel who are selective even in "journalism.
> >
> >  Lots of love and regards.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: inder salim <indersalim at gmail.com>
> > Date: Thursday, September 11, 2008 12:56 pm
> > Subject: Re: [Reader-list] SC refuses to take action against M F 
> Husain> To: reader-list at sarai.net
> >
> >> Dear Alaxendra
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks for reporting the sad news  of Manjit Singh. The artist
> >> needs a
> >> full support from all of us.  Here, by 'us' I means the saner 
> part of
> >> the society, because those who vandalize shows in galleries on this
> >> pretext or that are finally possessing a sick mind. And those who
> >> support, or are silent about such actions are equally to be blamed.
> >>
> >>
> >> Now I visualize  Bharat Mata ( untitled by artist ) Painting by MF
> >> Hussain, with a seal and stamp of Supreme Court.  It is indeed an
> >> occasion to celebrate  the product which has now ISI ( Indian
> >> standards institution ) mark on it.  It is like a mosquito-
> repellent>> which is injurious to our lungs but it kills those 
> insects who spread
> >> deadly disease like dengue and malaria.
> >>
> >>
> >> So, in short we need to support a Hussain, a Taslima, a Manjit 
> Singh,>> a Chander Mohan  in India. That is the need of hour. But 
> how to keep
> >> the population of  these right winged insects in check. Is our
> >> ('stagnant') way of living finally responsible for the growth 
> of this
> >> fundamentalism?   Or are we really stuck in some sort of rut?
> >>
> >>
> >> While voting, we, those who celebrate on SC judgment on 
> Hussain, would
> >> vote either a congress or a Left.  But isn't it  true that not a
> >> single Congresswalla has ever come out boldly in support of
> >> Hussain .
> >> And we know how the The Left went terribly wrong with Taslima
> >> Nasreen's  issue. Narender Modi kind of politicians are doing their
> >> business on expected lines. Now, who are these 'we' who love to 
> call>> themselves 'saner' part of the society and want to be 
> protected by
> >> Law? Are  we really unwanted ?
> >>
> >>
> >> This time it is clear that the Judiciary is divided on the 
> issue of
> >> Hussain. People in general will laugh, and the Hon arable  
> Judges will
> >> issue orders to arrest me, if I publicly demand  the immediate
> >> resignation of those High Court Judges who found 'Hussain' 
> dangerous>> for our society. Because if they don't have an 
> understanding of
> >> Art (
> >> even if it is not art )  why do we expect some justice from 
> them in
> >> some other cases even.  Or, am  I unnecessarily too worried 
> about the
> >> rot in our Administration.  We know how corrupt can be a Judge. 
> And
> >> do we finally need a Judge to Judge a painting or a work of art ?
> >>
> >>
> >> The attack on Manjit Singh explains one thing very clearly that 
> there>> are enough people in India who don't respect the Law of 
> the Land. It
> >> is a paradox .
> >>
> >> On the list, regarding discussion on Kashmir, those who vehemently
> >> oppose the just cause of Kashmiri freedom struggle, often talk 
> about>> the disrespect to the Law of Land by Kashmiri Muslims.
> >>
> >> It is interesting to note that those who strongly oppose  ' Law 
> of the
> >> Land' here criticize the other...
> >>
> >> So in this case, SC judgement on Hussain, do they have a comment
> >> on that ?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> With love
> >>
> >> Inder salim
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> p.s. enjoyed to see  your JUGAADOO.COM
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 11:22 AM, Alexander Keefe
> >> <alexanderaugust at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Meanwhile, the "miscreants" are at it again, this time with a
> >> rather less
> >> > exalted target.  The public discourse on contemporary art in
> >> this country
> >> > seems to oscillate between two equally mythological black-box
> >> entities: "the
> >> > market" and "sentiment".  I'm waiting for the article that
> >> brings them
> >> > together: "The Economics of Having Your Art Show Trashed by
> >> Hooligans".> Until then:
> >> >
> >> > http://www.thehindu.com/2008/09/10/stories/2008091061950300.htm
> >> >
> >> > *Paintings exhibition vandalised *
> >> >
> >> > NEW DELHI: A group of hooligans vandalised a paintings
> >> exhibition titled
> >> > "Kamayani" by Manjit Singh at India Habitat Centre here on 
> Tuesday.>> >
> >> > Over half-a-dozen persons donning saffron scarves stormed 
> into the
> >> > exhibition hall and smashed the paintings and raised slogans.
> >> They also
> >> > manhandled Manjit Singh who had to be taken to the All-India
> >> Institute of
> >> > Medical Sciences. The miscreants fled before the private
> >> security guards at
> >> > India Habitat Centre could reach the spot.
> >> >
> >> > A senior police officer said: "It is difficult to say which
> >> organisation was
> >> > behind the attack."
> >> >
> >> > According to Manjit Singh's son Jasvinder, a couple of visitors
> >> had made
> >> > some adverse comments on the paintings in the visitors' book on
> >> Monday,> saying the paintings were against Hindu culture.
> >> >
> >> > The four-day exhibition was to end on Tuesday.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 10:54 PM, Yousuf <ysaeed7 at yahoo.com> 
> wrote:>> >
> >> > > SC refuses to take action against M F Husain
> >> > >
> >> > > NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court refused to initiate criminal
> >> proceedings> > against noted painter M F Husain for allegedly
> >> hurting public sentiments
> >> > > through some of his paintings that were dubbed as obscene.
> >> > >
> >> > > "There are many such pictures, paintings and sculptures and
> >> some of them
> >> > > are in temples also," a bench headed by Chief Justice K G
> >> Balakrishnan said,
> >> > > dismissing one such petition.
> >> > >
> >> > > The bench, also comprising Justices P Sathasivam and J M
> >> Panchal, was not
> >> > > impressed with the argument that Hussain was taking advantage
> >> of his age and
> >> > > reputation to get away with the law by painting obscene 
> pictures.>> > >
> >> > > One such creation of the painter, titled Bharat Mata, was
> >> brought before
> >> > > the apex court for its scrutiny.
> >> > >
> >> > > Maharashtra-based Dwaipayan Venkateshacharya Varkhedkar had
> >> challenged a
> >> > > Delhi High Court verdict quashing the criminal proceedings
> >> initiated against
> >> > > the eminent painter in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.
> >> > >
> >> > > Husain's paintings,depicting Bharat Mata and Hindu gods and
> >> goddesses, had
> >> > > created a furore. Husain had started receiving threats from
> >> right-wing
> >> > > groups like the VHP and the Bajrang Dal. Husain is living 
> in a
> >> self-imposed
> >> > > exile in Dubai now.
> >> > >
> >> > > The proceedings against the painter were initiated on the
> >> basis of
> >> > > complaints filed in Panderpur (Maharastra), Rajkot (Gujarat)
> >> and Indore
> >> > > (Madhya Pradesh) claiming that his paintings were obscene and
> >> that they hurt
> >> > > public sentiments.
> >> > >
> >> > > The criminal complaints filed in various places were shifted
> >> to the Patiala
> >> > > House district courts in the Capital after the artist had
> >> approached the
> >> > > apex court.
> >> > >
> >> > > After the transfer of cases, Husain, 90, had filed a petition
> >> in the Delhi
> >> > > High Court for quashing the complaints which was allowed on
> >> May 8 this year.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> 
> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/SC_refuses_to_take_action_against_M_F_Husain/articleshow/3459623.cms> >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
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