[Reader-list] Fwd: stop the award to narendra modi

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awarding a mass muredere like modi is outrageous we should protest
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On 9/1/09, anupam chakravartty <c.anupam at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear Murali and Rajen,
>
> Please and try defend Mr modi instead of bringing shallow comparisons, for
> which you do have any proof or even an argument.
>
> -anupam
>
> On 9/1/09, Murali V <murali.chalam at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > What do we do to Sonia who has accepted the Order of Leopold,  which
> > evokes the gruesome memories of Leopold's mass murders and genocide in
> > Zaire (erstwhile Belgian Congo).
> >
> > By accepting the ‘Order of Leopold’ from the King of Belgium in
> > November 2006, she has clearly shown that she has contempt for India
> > and the Indian people.  She has greater contempt for the Law of Indian
> > Constitution.
> >
> > Regards,
> > V Murali
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Shilpa Phadke<phadkeshilpa at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > There is a petition online protesting the award to Modi.
> > >
> > > http://www.petitiononline.com/FDI/
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > > From: shabnam hashmi <shabnamhashmi at gmail.com>
> > > Date: Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 11:17 PM
> > > Subject: stop the award
> > > To: shabnam hashmi <shabnamhashmi at gmail.com>
> > >
> > >
> > > The Financial Times group in London has decided to confer the 'FDI
> Asian
> > > Personality of the Year 2009’ on Narendra Modi. It is well known and
> > > documented by over 30 human rights fact finding reports that he was
> > > complicit in and personally responsible for the communal carnage that
> > > occurred in Gujarat in 2002, seen as India’s worst instance of violence
> > > against minorities. Even today over 5000 families of Internally
> Displaced
> > > Muslims, the victims of 2002 communal carnage live in rehabilitation
> > > colonies built by NGOs as they have not been allowed to return to the
> > > villages which bear the sign of the Hindu Rashtra. It will be a matter
> of
> > > great shame if this award is given to him. The FT Group, is part of
> > Pearson
> > > PLC, a London headquartered media conglomerate. The current CEO is
> > Marjorie
> > > Scardino, she serves on the board of MacArthur Foundation, which
> > ironically
> > > gives out peace grants.
> > >
> > > The award in question has been instituted by the FDI Magazine [glossy,
> > > 15,000 circulation], which is part of the FT Group. It is a fortnightly
> > and
> > > focuses on the business of globalisation.
> > >
> > > The panel which chose Modi include the editor at FDI Mag -- Courtney
> > Fingar,
> > > [E-mail: courtney.fingar at ft.com/ Tel: +44 (0) 20 7775 6365].
> > >
> > > I am sending a letter of protest to the British High Commissioner
> > tomorrow.
> > > Please write to the British High Commissioner ( *Email:*
> > > web.newdelhi at fco.gov.uk)  and send copies to courtney.fingar at ft.com or
> > write
> > > to her directly.
> > >
> > > shabnam hashmi
> > >
> > >
> > > -
> > >
> > >
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