[Reader-list] What Was Written in "Satyadarshini" Pamphlet

[Pawan Durani]

Shivam,
I agree the writers of Pamphlet must have been charged with spreading
communal tension. I agree that law should not be taken in own hand.

Pawan

On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 9:02 PM, Shivam Vij शिवम् विज्
<mail at shivamvij.com>wrote:

> I think it is not enough to merely condemn "both acts" and thus equate
> them.
>
> I think what is required is the rule of law - the writers of this
> pamphlet may be charged with the laws against spreading communal
> disharmony; indeed someone could have gone to court, arguing for a ban
> on the public distribution of such pamphlets. The writers and
> publishers could have defended the charge or pleaded guilty. The court
> could have decided the issue according to the law of the land laid
> down by the Constitution of India.
>
> Instead, the "offended" parties chose to take the law in their own
> hands, and deserve to be tried in a court of law irrespective of what
> the provocation was. Whether or not you and I condemn either or both
> acts is irrelevant. It is important that the law take its own course,
> be allowed to take its own course, that those guilty of violating the
> law be brought to book. It is this process of justice delivery that we
> must all demand, not just mere issuance of condemnations. Bringing the
> guilty to book would also send out a message to all kinds of fanatics
> that India is not a Hindu, Christian, Muslim, Sikh or Buddhist
> country. It is a democratic, secular republic.
>
> best
> shivam
>
> On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 11:29 AM, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > The pamphlet which caused attacks on churches had the following contents.
> > Personally i condemn both what was written on the pamphlet as well as
> > attacks on the churches, as that is not what is the answer to a nonsense
> in
> > a educated society.
> > However the people who incited this through distribution of pamphlets
> need
> > to be condemned , for being the reason to cause all
> > this unpleasant situation
> >
> >
> ************************************************************************************************************************************************************
> >
> > Abuse No. 1: Urvashi – the daughter of Narayana– is a prostitute.
>  Vashitha
> > is the son of this prostitute.  He in turn married his own Mother.  Such
> a
> > degraded person is the Guru of the Hindu God Rama. (page 48)
> >
> > *buse no. 2: Wh**en Krishna himself is wallowing in darkness of hell, how
> > can he enlighten others?  Since  **Krishna** himself is a shady
> character,
> > there is a need for us to  liberate his misled followers. (page 50)*
> >
> > Abuse no. 3: t was Brahma himself who kidnapped Sita.  Since Brahma,
> Vishnu
> > and Shiva were themselves the victims of lust, it is a sin to consider
> them
> > as Gods. (page 39)
> >
> > Abuse No. 4: When the Trinity of Hinduism (Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva) are
> > consumed by lust and anger, how can they liberate others.  Their
> projection
> > as Gods is nothing but a joke. (page 39).
> >
> > buse No.5:  Vishnu asked Brahma to commit a sin, he immediately did so.
>  How
> > can such a "evil brahma" be a Creator of this Universe?  How is it
> possible
> > for both the sinner and the entity which provoked the sin to be gods?
>  (page
> > 39)
> >
> > *Abuse No. 6: God, please liberate the sinful people of **India** who are
> > worshipping False Gods  that believe in the pleasures of  illicit
> > 'Vyabichari' relationships. (Page 39).*
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