[Reader-list] . Re: The Communist Conspiracy !

[Rakesh Iyer]

Dear Prakash jee

If this is what you wish to put up, let me ask a few questions here too:

1) The Left was a part of the V.P.Singh govt, supporting it from outside,
which ironically was also supported by the BJP from outside. (Probably it
would be one among the few times when a government was supported by both the
Left and the Right in any nation). This ensured the unleashing of the
Mandal-Mandir politics. What do you or the Left wish to say about that? Or
was that just mere opportunism?

2) The Left has joined forces this time with parties which were a party to
NDA earlier. And what's more they have joined forces even with corrupt
individuals as well. What can one say about Left's association with Mayawati
for that matter? What about Jayalalitha, someone whose stand is more in
resonance with the BJP rather than the Left?

And the Left has joined forces with Chandrababu Naidu and the TRS, which is
even more interesting. The Left in AP believes that Telengana should not be
formed; the TRS and even now the TDP believe it should be formed. How did
they align then? And Naidu was a part of the NDA govt, and even one of the
mascots of 'India Shining' (which failed most miserably), what was the
reason to join him then? After all, he (Naidu) was also with BJP when Godhra
and post-Godhra incidents took place, for then the goodies from Centre were
more important for him rather than people getting butchered in Gujarat.

3) The Left joins the BJD in Orissa, where just a few months back, the BJD
MP Tathagat Satapathy, on a TV show, was ridiculing Christian organizations
for conversions through allurement. And the BJP stand was supported by him.
So the BJD a few days back was communal, and now it is secular. Does the
Left have the sole right to decide who is communal or secular, or are there
some standards to define who is communal or secular?

4) The Left can be very sensible, depending on which Left one talks about.
Is Buddhadev Bhattacharya with his policies the Left, or are Gurudas
Dasgupta-A.B.Bardhan-Sitaram Yechury-D. Raja-Prakash Karat (The Famous Five)
the Left? The policies which the Left opposes in Delhi, are favored by it in
Kolkata. The Left which organizes protest movements in other states against
forced land acquisition, resorted to it in Nandigram and Singur.

Therefore, please clear the confusion regarding who is the Left to begin
with.

5) Here people have talked about the Left's so-called secularism. I am
relating two incidents here, which probably you could also talk about.

The Left has joined with Madani in Kerala, who is allegedly a terrorist, to
finish off the Muslim League (one of the constituents of the UDF in Kerala
of which Congress is the dominant partner), and Madani is already regarded
as a fundamentalist. Directives have been sent by the Kerala Police to
central intelligence agencies to keep a close watch on Madani and his family
and party. And yet, the Left has aligned with him. This will only promote
Muslim fundamentalism, as it may encourage the Muslim League to also indulge
in the same and thereby create problems which could assume communal
character.

The Left in Bengal also didn't allow Taslima Nasreen to stay there. Why?
Some organizations claiming to speak for Muslims, created problems, and our
Bengal govt. was bulldozed into submission. What a great going! Why? Isn't
freedom of speech a right thing to pursue?

What does the Left have to say about these incidents, and what do you have
to say about this?

6) Finally about corruption. Pinarayi Vijayan, the Kerala CPI (M) former
minister, has been accused of corruption in the power scam regarding a
Canada company, and no less than the CBI has asked for permission to
prosecute him. His govt is sitting on the permission and doing nothing,
while he has joined with Madani. What should we conclude from that?

I am against right-wing politics certainly, but this too can't be ignored.

Regards

Rakesh