I feel it is a blunder to look at Ram or sethu based on VHP's communalising efforts.
The Sethusamudram Project will endanger a rich biosphere reserve with 400 endangered species, including sea turtles, dolphins, dugongs and whales. The project will destroy the livelihood of 15 Lakh people who depend on fishing and allied areas in the waters where the canal will be dug. Several fisher people's organisations and human rights groups had protested against the project for a long time without getting any recognition from the mainstream political parties. Today the effort by the fundamentalist forces is to divert the real issues concerning the project and generate political gain in view of the fortcoming elections. A mob attacked a Tamil Nadu public transport bus in Bangalore recently and burned down the vehicle that was carrying 26 passengers. Two passengers were killed and their bodies were charred beyond recognition. This attack was a part of conscious and systematic efforts of the religious fundamentalist forces to undermine the real issues concerning Sethu Samudram Project and to make political capital by flaring up the emotions of the people and dividing them on religious and provincial lines. The Sethu Samudram Project was introduced by the BJP while they were in power at the centre without considering the ecological and livelihood issues. Now they are playing dual card by opposing & branding fisher people struggles against the project as Christian & communalising the issue in the name of ram sethu I feel Our role is in supporting Fisher people's struggles against the project and oppose communalising of this issue than debating on ram - a myth or not Anivar --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
