[Reader-list] Irfan Habib's appeal to vote for the Left

[Pawan Durani]

Dear Group Moderator,
I wonder if this does not go against your directions few days back. You had
promised that Election Appeal would be withheld.

I am not against Mr Ray posting an appeal for Communists . It is a
democratic right for a Communist.

However I am surprised that a similar appeal by our former Prime Minister
in favour of Advani Ji , was not liked by some fellow members of this group.

Please let us know the policy which you would adhere to.

Pawan


On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 1:31 PM, prakash ray <pkray11 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Irfan Habib (Professor Emeritus, Aligarh Muslim University) has issued an
> appeal to vote for the Left. Here is the text -
>
> “As India goes to polls to elect the country’s Parliament it is crucial for
> us to realize that the interests of all sections of our people, the poor,
> the workers, peasants, and the middle classes, will be served best by
> electing to Parliament the largest possible number of candidates of the
> CPI(M) and other Left parties. It was because of the efforts of the Left
> Parties that the ruling Congress was unable to implement many of its
> projected measures designed to favour big business at the cost of the
> people. The Left Parties have uncompromisingly fought against the Congress
> government’s increasing subservience to US imperialism and growing
> closeness
> to Israel. They have also unflinchingly stood up for secularism, women’s
> rights, affirmative action for minorities and protection of dalits’
> interests. By voting firmly for the Left Front candidates, people will
> surely help to change the destiny of the whole country.”
>
> - Irfan Habib (Professor Emeritus, Aligarh Muslim University)
> (http://www.vote.cpim.org/node/1404)
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