Dear Cybergaonkars, Ethnic Cleansing is an unvoiced dream of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad/Bajrang Dal/Sangh Parivar/BJP combine. What is happening in Gujarat today is *State Sponsored Genocide*. No less. It is happening because the BJP is in power. It is planned. It is methodical. It is cold bloodedly efficient. And it is so successful, it would make Adolf Hitler blush. Tomorrow Goa gets a little photographic peep into the BJP's reign of terror in Gujarat... We hope the images will etch themselves into the memories of every secular minded citizen of Goa. At least till 30th May... =================================== FORUM FOR COMMUNAL HARMONY 15.05.2002 Press release (courtesy Goa Foundation/Other India Foundation) =================================== On 13th April, 2002, the Forum for Communal Harmony had organised a Silent Protest March and Public Rally in Panjim to protest the communal violence in Gujarat and ask for stern action against the Gujarat Government, which had not only failed to take action to stop the violence, but had actively aided and abetted the rioters and looters. Similar protests have taken place all over the country. The situation has not improved to date, and the Central Government has not acted to bring the situation under control. Worse, the Prime Minister and other senior members of the Government have actually defended the acts of the Chief Minister of Gujarat, and tried to justify the violence. In these times, it is necessary for all citizens of this country to reflect upon the growing communalisation of our society at the behest of the Sangh Parivar, and where this trend is leading us. It is essential that ordinary citizens come together to raise their voice against communalisation of public life, and drive home to those in power that they will not stand silently by, while the secular fabric of our nation is torn apart. The media has done a good job of exposing the real truth behind what is going on in Gujarat state which the Sangh Parivar has itself described as being the 'laboratory' of its brand of politics. Despite the efforts of the media, many citizens remain ignorant of the true situation. Keeping this in mind, the Forum for Communal Harmony is organising an exhibition of photographs on Gujarat, along with the screening of some films, in Panjim and other parts of Goa. A photo exhibition will be held at T.B. Cunha Hall in Panjim on 16th-17th April. The programme for the exhibition, which has been prepared by a 15-year old boy (see attached note) is given below. The Forum is open to suggestions from citizens to hold exhibitions and screenings on this theme in other parts of Goa. 16th May 2002 4.30 p.m. Inauguration of the exhibition at a public function to be addressed by Adv. Amrut Kansar, Sahir Raza and others. 5.30 - 7.30 p.m. Exhibition and screening of film: "Hey Ram" by Gopal Menon 17th May 2002 9.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m. Exhibition Sd/- (Ramesh Gaus) PHOTO EXHIBITION "...And they killed him again'' *Boy captures agony on camera* Trapped in the camera of a 15-year-old school boy, each imprint has a tale to tell of gore, agony, plunder and medieval barbarism. Clicked by Sahir Raza, who visited the riot-ravaged areas of Ahmedabad, Gomtipur and Mahendrapur in Gujarat last week, each of his 76 pictures bear testimony to the uncontrolled violence that swept through the state. "If you see my pictures, they look like leaves plucked out of our history book detailing a foreign invasion on the Indian soil in the medieval ages. But, the sad part is both the invader and the invaded, the killer and the killed, the plunderer and the plundered belong to this soil. They are all my countrymen,'' Sahir told UNI after the inauguration of his three-day photo exhibition in New Delhi recently. Aptly named "...And they killed him again'' with a picture of the Father of the Nation turning his back to his countrymen, the exhibition displayed charred ruins of houses and religious places, selective demolition of shops and business centres, petrified victims with a stony silence and speaking eyes, an empty grave waiting to be filled up - all shot in the areas hit by over-a month-long communal carnage in Ahmedabad, Gomtipur and Mahendrapur. The photo exhibition will be open to the public at T.B. 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