[Reader-list] Communists ask for forgiveness for acts committed in past

[anupam chakravartty]

dear pawan, gmail actually offers a direct reply...so unknowingly i might
have sent you the first mail. from the beginning itself i intended to make
this conversation public...so the question of ethics doesnt arise here..if
it has hurt you, i would blame it on the gmail.

being critical of BJP's policy doesnt make me a red flag. looks like you
are really immature in political debates. why dont you give and do some
party work? its gainful employment..you can make loads of money.




On 4/6/09, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Anupam ji ,
>
> You are as unethical as any red flag bearer is.
>
> You preferred to have an offline conversation with me and suddenly you
> send the whole exchange to a discussion forum.
>
> Is this the ethics being taught by your senior comrades ? I pity you
> for not having learnt basic etiquette.
>
> Your motives and conduct stink.....
>
> Pawan
>
> On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 12:07 PM, anupam chakravartty <c.anupam at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > precisely, this is what you think...now why would BJP call the killing of
> > muslims an unfortunate incident is what im surprised about? BJP actually
> > planned it...n thanks for telling me...if they have the guts demolish an
> > archealogical site, terrorising innocent people is their second nature.
> >
> > On 4/6/09, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Yes , 100 crore Indian would fund it.
> >>
> >> On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 11:46 AM, anupam chakravartty <
> c.anupam at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > who? atal behari vajpeyee..he is not even there. instead we have more,
> >> shall
> >> > i say a "purified" version? of modi...mr varun gandhi. since u seem to
> be
> >> an
> >> > insider in the BJP, why not tell us who is funding the Ram Temple?
> will
> >> it
> >> > be publicly funded...
> >> > On 4/6/09, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Anupam Ji ,
> >> >>
> >> >> Probably you read only those news item which carry the red flag . Has
> >> >> not the BJP also termed Gujarat incident as unfortunate.
> >> >>
> >> >> Pawan
> >> >>
> >> >> On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 11:19 AM, anupam chakravartty <
> >> c.anupam at gmail.com>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> > at least they acknowledge their acts unlike maya kodnani and the
> >> saffron
> >> >> > bandwagon who killed so many in gujarat. although its an
> interesting
> >> >> piece
> >> >> > of news.
> >> >> > anupam
> >> >> > On 4/5/09, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/cpimdefensive-seeks-forgiveness/354025/
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Party cadres told to go to people and seek forgiveness for their
> acts
> >> >> >> committed in the past.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> The CPI(M) in West Bengal has finally decided to do something
> which
> >> it
> >> >> >> had not done in the last three decades: seek people’s forgiveness.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Biman Bose, the state secretary of the ruling party, has
> repeatedly
> >> >> >> asked his party cadres to go to people and seek forgiveness for
> their
> >> >> >> acts committed in the past. Earlier, Bose had gone to public while
> >> >> >> addressing an election meeting in Purulia, saying that “some of
> our
> >> >> >> leaders have become arrogant”. Though he did not identify any of
> >> those
> >> >> >> “arrogant” leaders, he later pursued the issue in the CPI(M) state
> >> >> >> secretariat and Left Front meetings. He also admitted in public
> that
> >> >> >> he had advised the party cadres to tender an apology to the people
> >> for
> >> >> >> their past arrogance.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Following the CPI(M), the Forward Bloc (FB), another Left Front
> >> >> >> partner, has also taken the same approach. Yesterday, at a meeting
> of
> >> >> >> the party’s trade union wing TUCC, FB state secretary Ashok Ghosh
> >> >> >> urged the cadres not to show arrogance in their behaviour towards
> >> >> >> people and also to seek forgiveness for their past acts, if any.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> In other words, this is an admission from the top leaders that
> three
> >> >> >> decades of uninterrupted power has created a class of arrogant
> >> leaders
> >> >> >> and cadres which in turn is pushing the people away from the Left.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Gurudas Dasgupta, the CPI MP from Bengal who is now busy fighting
> >> >> >> another electoral battle from Ghatal (after the delimitation
> process,
> >> >> >> the old Panskura constituency has been renamed as Ghatal), feels
> this
> >> >> >> is good tactical move. “It is a defensive game, where defence is
> the
> >> >> >> best offence,” he says.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> But the Opposition detects a streak of nervousness in these
> campaign
> >> >> >> tactics. Congress leader Manas Bhuian is convinced that the
> “CPI(M)
> >> >> >> now is nervous. It could read the writing on the wall and that
> forced
> >> >> >> it to change the tactic. But power has gone to their head. They
> are
> >> >> >> giddy with success and for that they can’t change their attitude
> >> >> >> overnight”.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Sudip Banerjee, the TMC candidate from North Kolkata, feels: “The
> >> >> >> CPI(M) is now really on the defensive. But no matter how much it
> >> tries
> >> >> >> to extricate itself from this position, it won’t succeed. It is
> too
> >> >> >> little and too late.”
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> But a section of CPI(M) leaders, who are close to Biman Bose,
> believe
> >> >> >> that this move might put a stop to the erosion of support in the
> >> rural
> >> >> >> areas where in the recent past the Left suffered a series of
> >> electoral
> >> >> >> setbacks.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Last year, after having a major debacle in the panchayat
> elections,
> >> >> >> the party tried to find out the causes of the setback. The review
> >> >> >> brought out the seamy side of the party organisation at the
> >> grassroots
> >> >> >> level, where leaders have amassed huge power in their hands and
> >> turned
> >> >> >> into tyrants themselves. For the party, it was a revelation, but
> the
> >> >> >> people knew it already through their day to day experiences.
> >> >> >> Incidentally, along that line, a move to sideline some of those
> >> >> >> leaders in the election was also mooted by the leadership but
> finally
> >> >> >> discarded after considering it too hasty while finalising the
> >> >> >> candidates’ list.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> According to insiders, by asking the party cadres to be more
> humble
> >> in
> >> >> >> their approach to the people, Biman Bose also wants to send a
> signal
> >> >> >> to those party satraps to fall in line.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> It is to be watched if the measures taken at the higher level can
> >> >> >> discipline the party organisation, but truly it is a climb-down
> from
> >> >> >> the position they earlier used to enjoy in the state.
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