I endorse. Kiran shaheen On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 2:48 PM, Niloufer Bhagwat <[email protected]>wrote:
> ** > I endorse , > > Niloufer Bhagwat > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Mahtab Alam <[email protected]> > *To:* nilofer bhagwat <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, February 21, 2013 2:43 PM > *Subject:* For urgent endorsement: Statement on Shindhe's remarks, to be > released by 3pm > > > > > *Please send your endorsement to the following statement by 3pm at * > [email protected] /[email protected] > > * > * > > * > * > > *Home Minister’s Apology: Congress’ Cowardly Capitulation to the RSS and > BJP* > > 21.02.2012 > > > After frankly acknowledging the organizational role of the RSS and BJP in > spawning terrorism in the country Home Minister Shinde has suddenly > backtracked and buckled under pressure and apologized to the BJP.Mr. > Shinde’s statement at Jaipur about ‘training camps of both BJP and RSS > promoting Hindu terrorism’ were factually correct given the political and > religious identity of those involved in the Samjhauta, Malegaon and Mecca > Masjid blasts. His clubbing the term ‘ Hindu’ with ‘terrorism’ is nothing > to apologise for in a country where state agencies, politicians and the > media routinely refer to ‘jihadi terrorism’ without any compunctions. > > > By making this apology Mr. Shinde has sent a dubious message to agencies > investigating the activities of terrorists linked to the RSS and its > associated organisations such as the Hindu Sansathan, Jai Vande Matram > Kalyani Samiti and Abhinav Bharat. His apology will only serve to > strengthen current prejudice and institutional bias against the minority > community in terror investigations. While terror may have no religion, as > Congress and BJP agree with TV anchors, ‘the fact remains that Indian > police and other agencies routinely target and vilify the Muslim community > whenever a terrorist attack takes place. > > > Mr Shinde’s apology, coming as it does just days after the secret > execution of Afzal Guru, another condemnable act of cowardly capitulation > by the UPA government we can only wonder how far the Congress will go to > adopt the fascist and communal agenda of the RSS as its very own? > > > > Manisha Sethi, JTSA > > > Shabnam Hashmi, ANHAD > > > Mahtab Alam, PUCL > > > Satya Sivaraman, Public Health Activist, Delhi > > > Mansi Sharma, Activist, Delhi > > > > > > > -- > MD. MAHTAB ALAM > [email protected] > Phone:+ 91-9811209345 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "humanrights movement" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > . > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/humanrights-movement?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- Kiran Shaheen *I carry a torch in one hand And a bucket of water in the other: With these things I am going to set fire to Heaven And put out the flames of Hell So that voyagers to God can rip the veils And see the real goal....... Rabia (Rabi'a Al-'Adawiyya)* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "humanrights movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/humanrights-movement?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
