[Reader-list] against continued repression of the people of Kashmir

[Rajendra Bhat Uppinangadi]

Expressing ones views can not be taken as justification, attack etc, if that
is your opinion, so be it,
regards,rajen,

On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 8:23 PM, Rakesh Iyer <rakesh.rnbdj at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Rajendra jee
>
> I am very happy to say that yes, I am talking about an idealized democracy
> and an idealized state, for that is the ideal we should strive towards as
> our goal and our efforts must be directed towards it.
>
> I am highly depressed to see that you instead make a caricature and indulge
> in over-simplification of arguments all the time. The entire idea seems to
> be in jumping about on topics without a thorough understanding of any one of
> them, and then one or the other member is criticized on frivolous counts. I
> may be sermonizing on values about democracy, but I am no Arundhati Roy
> (neither do I wish to be).
>
> The most shameful aspect in all this is that people like you, instead of
> realizing the true nature of the problem, start spending time and energy in
> useless activities. When it comes to Naxalism, people like you on this forum
> tend to attack human-right activists all the time. When it comes to this
> azadi, you call us as anti-nationals.
>
> By attacking me and Anupam, will Naxalism be solved? Will those who have
> been forced to take up guns (to protect their own dignity) be so sad at the
> fact that Anupam and Rakesh have been attacked (and the Arundhatis and the
> Naipals and the Drezes and the Arunas and the Teestas and so on) that they
> will stop indulging in violence? The Naxals in this nation don't derive
> support from me or Anupam or anywhere; their support lies among those
> tribals who have been at the receiving end of the high-handed development
> policies of the Indian nation-state. We only say that you have the wrong
> notions in mind about solving the problem, and you look at it the wrong way.
> By attacking us, you are not going to solve the problem ever.
>
> The same is the case for Kashmir. Instead of realizing that one can be
> wrong, you keep on attacking members on this forum as anti-national. By
> doing so, will the average Kashmiri stop coming out on the streets?
>
> Instead of dubious strong-arm tactics which haven't rectified the feeling
> of alienation among Kashmiris at all, it would be prudent to instead go for
> reconciliation and accept the harsh reality (for the Indian state that is)
> to call back armed forces and the CRPF jawans and all from Kashmir. Also,
> remove the AFSPA as soon as possible to stop the human right violations.
> This is not just because human rights are important, but this is  a powerful
> argument even strategically.
>
> Rakesh
>
>


-- 
Rajen.