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> From: "Rajan P. Parrikar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Terrorism: Myths and Facts" Mapusa, 18 August,
>
> That would be the sound of the toilet flush. I have
> known of comrade Puniyani and his bile-spilling breed
> perhaps before you first saw a computer on your desk,
> and have a comprehensive understanding of the pathetica
> he represents.
>
> This Perfusser with a Hindu-sounding name is a darling
> of you Catholics because he will say exactly what
> the Christian community wants to hear (namely, a catalogue
> of Hindu misdeeds against the minorities in India) cleverly
> disguised with 'balance.'
This thread -- as is the case with many in which Rajan Parrikar is
involved -- appears to have irretrievably deteriorated into name-calling
and abuse.
Rajan Parrikar seems to consider Prof. Puniyani the spokesperson of a
certain kind of ideology. Best to see what the man writes (now that the
chance to hear him live in Mapusa on the 18th is gone :-) Many of Prof.
Puniyani's articles and writings are available at the website
www.pluralindia.com. That's one side of the debate.
On the other side, while defending his views, Rajan appears to be
defending the RSS/BJP/Bajrang Dal -- Sangh Parivar, Hindutva --
ideology. M.S. Golwalkar's "We or Our Nationhood Defined" is available
on the net or from many booksellers -- just google for it. Since the
Sangh Parivar is in a state of chronic denial about this seminal book by
its most influential sarsanghchalak ever, one could read Golwalkar's
"Bunch of Thoughts" instead, which is also easily available online as
well as in print.
The Sangh Parivar journal, Organiser, is available online at
www.organiser.org. This has lots of stuff by/about modern Indian heroes
like Narendra Modi and Pravin Togadia. One of its past editors was L.K.
Advani of Rath Yatra fame.
Of course, Rajan may want to amend/add/subtract from this brief list. Or
he may wish to state that his bigotry and anti-minorityism is not bound
to any specific ideology or organisational set-up, but is a generalised
malaise. Or he may choose to restrict himself to his usual invective,
abuse and name-calling. Or he may have some other response...
In any case, the above references may be a start for Goanetters wanting
to make up their own minds on the issue.
Regards,
Vidyadhar
--
Question everything -- Karl Marx
