So it looks like the agenda is prescriptive and Chengara is being sidelined for the Night Vigil - precisely what the silences and absurd accusations from GPR stood for As of now, Chengara is an issue, regardless of whetherotherissues still exist or have been killed in Kerala Can we turn tables and get our focus on people on a strike for livelihood, and have not focus on whether one smoked a cigarrette or not - the kind of implausible demand for a state inquiry
On 07/04/2008, Dileep Raj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > "Did we inquire at any point of time with Laha > Gopalan, who seems to be the Leader, who should give what kind of > solidarity to the struggle? If our efforts are unwanted then we should spent > our energy else where. it is not that there are no issues in Kerala that we > all have to go to Chengara." > This is the most insensitive statement I have read in recent times. > > If laha Gopalan or struggling people want any particular support activity > to be stopped, we should unconditionally accept that, I believe. > > Here the attempt is to silence certain agents. CPIM want to silence the > struggling people in Chengara. CPIM and certain activists want to > silence whoever voices support to the struggle. > And Mr.Santhoshkumar advises that 'we' should better remain silent. > > Friends says kairali yesterday showed 'exclusive' visuals of Chengara > solidarity meeting on 29th March , Trivandrum. It was organised by the > existing solidarity committee led by MDThomas and Sanni Kapikkad in order to > form aa state level solidarity committee. K.K.Koch presided over the > meeting. Various community organisations and political party representatives > participated in it. > > "sakshi" showed visuals of K.Ajitha, Rekha Raj, K.K.Koch, Sonia ( Strevedi > Convenor),ReshmaR, Deepa,C.S.jayachandran, Sanjeev, Dileep etal.. > accompanied by nasty anti--women comments. > > I remember, while we ( K.K.Koch, Rekha, Sonia, CSJayachandran,Sanjeev and > I) were chating after the programme in front of the hall, Laha Gopalan was > standing near us. Fortunately, they haven't 'captured' him in the frame. > > Even Ajitha or Sonia can't escape being reduced to mere bodies in > Kairali's 'reporting' of > Chengara struggle. ( Remember, this was an 'official' meeting). Can we > help what we are? > Shall Ajitha, ReshmaR, Deepa , Sonia and Rekha Raj cease to be women or > remain silent > as long as they participate in Chengara struggle? shouldn't K K Koch > "smoke" till the struggle is over? > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 8:06 PM, Santhosh Kumar < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Dear friends who are organising support meetings for Chengara, > > > > 1) P. Geetha and her kind of revolutionary budhijeevis are upset because > > they were not the FIRST ones who came in support of Chengara struggle. > > Unfortunately for them, the Night Vigil got lots of coverage (any publicity > > is good publicity for them if you take some usages). Geetha always had this > > problem of sitting on the fence approach, if you analyze her earlier > > positions, for please the ruling CPI(M). It is good that if Govt. is > > ready to inquire about Night Vigil and Geetha (the one and only Geetha in > > Kerala) can use her good office with CPI(Did we inquire at any point of time > > with Laha Gopalan, who seems to be the Leader, who should give what kind of > > solidarity to the struggle? If our efforts are unwanted then we should spent > > our energy else where. it is not that there are no issues in Kerala that we > > all have to go to Chengara.M) to do so. But it will be nice if she can also > > explain her position on morality issues in Kerala and whether she is taking > > an about turn in her past positions. (This could be the middle age blues > > too.) > > > > 2) Basing on Laha Gopalan's interview and his dismissal of Night Vigil > > as unrelated to them, I wonder do Chengara struggle expect or want support > > from the same group? There are feeling that this group is imposing their > > solidarity on Chengara struggle. Did we inquire at any point of time with > > Laha Gopalan, who seems to be the Leader, who should give what kind of > > solidarity to the struggle? If our efforts are unwanted then we should spent > > our energy else where. it is not that there are no issues in Kerala that we > > all have to go to Chengara. > > > > Any way these are some of my thoughts. > > > > In Solidarity, > > > > Santhosh > > > > > > On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 11:51 PM, bharadwaj reshma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > We base this response on a news report published in Madhyamam Daily > > > (not read, but was reported to us by our friends in Kozhikode) today. As > > > per > > > this report P.Geetha, during a public speech has demanded governmental > > > enquiry into 'night vigil'. She also appealed Kerala society not to > > > 'tolerate' such 'anarchists'. She repeated the already circulating > > > argument > > > that the discussion on night vigil has dampened the discussions on > > > Chengara > > > land struggle. > > > We are very happy to hear this public demand. Though we are not much > > > bothered by this mantle of 'anarchists' discarded on our backs, the > > > baggage > > > of 'ganja' and alcohol it is filled with, is at times a bit heavy to > > > carry. > > > So it would be good if those who are raising these accusations have solid > > > evidence to base them upon. > > > And another thing which made us happy is that the demand is made to > > > the 'government'. If AIDWA took brooms and cow dung, P.Geetha is 'taking' > > > state to clear off the civil society of political adversaries. This is not > > > in the least surprising as Savarna hindutva and state have always been > > > natural allies. Poor AIDWA, they haven't yet learned the trick of sugar > > > coating it in revolutionary rhetoric. > > > Let us play a mind game. What will happen if 'Revolutionaries' like > > > P.Geetha assume absolute power? Who will be 'left' in Kerala? > > > Let us ask a very simple question to those who raise hue and cry over > > > the diminished importance for Chengara agitation. > > > nammude natile 'rashtreeya' budhijeevikal evideyayirunnu ithuvare? > > > .We attempted to make public protest out of the guilt that such an > > > important and massive agitation is being suppressed by the state, party > > > and > > > media. We don't make tall claims as we feel that whatever we did was > > > insufficient. Even this 'we' is not an unchanging group, but individuals > > > coming together in an issue based/ programme based manner. > > > To list the activities we were part of till now.. > > > 1. Raising this issue in "KariNiyamaVirudha Convention" In calicut , > > > November 1st. > > > 2.Continued internet and media interventions by posting appeals and > > > facts and other issues connected with this agitation.Folloing this , Mr. > > > Shaji gave a > > > Report in Thehelka which helped in attracting national attention on > > > the issue. > > > 3.A protest demonstration by Non CPIM forum for Democracy in IFFK in > > > December 2007.. About 40 concerned people participated. K.Gopinath, > > > J.Devika, Janaki, Elizabeth,K.K.Baburaj et al participated. > > > 4.Night Vigil in front of secretariate Trivandrum, in the context of > > > agitators resorting to suicide threat to ward off police action of > > > eviction. > > > About 40 concerned people participated. BRPBhaskar, Sanni Kapikkad and > > > CSJayachandran spoke. > > > 5.Convention at Calicut Press Club auditorium ( convenors: Gargi, > > > Raveendran Op, Vidhu Vincent, Reshma R) subsequent to Night Vigil. A.Vasu > > > inaugurated. Civic Chandran, V.P.Suhara, A.K.Ramakrishnan, Subrahmanian, > > > Sanni Kapikkad spoke. A documentary on Chengara agitation was screened. > > > An > > > organizing committee for national convention in Pathanam Thitta on April > > > 25 > > > consisting of A.Vasu ( Chair Person), RekhaRaj, Elizabeth, M.B.Manoj > > > (Convenors) was announced. > > > 6.Tried to engage public including CPIM sympathizers through various > > > media. > > > > > > At least these "ideal" activists with ancestry and pedigree could > > > utter Chengara while condemning Night Vigil. Instead of pouring oil into > > > the > > > CPIM slandering campaigns against Chengara agitations, we hope they will > > > show us the right way in engaging politics. > > > We don't mind if we are untouchables to these puritans. All these > > > small overtures were attempted by us on mutual trust and respect. No > > > protest > > > is a solo performance. Neither is Night vigil. One should at least > > > consider > > > the whole sequence and context before condemning it in toto, if they are > > > really friends of Chengara struggle as they claim. > > > > > > We all are thriving on the hyped myths about Kerala's public sphere > > > and civil society. > > > ( We were sad to read in today's newspapers that Pinarayi Vijayan > > > alleged CIA connection to Chengara struggle in the esteemed presence of > > > KNPanikkar and M Mukundan, who mourn continuously over the shrinking of > > > Malayali Civil Society) Very minimal is actually happening out there. Let > > > us wake up out of this inflated myth > > > and form ourselves part of an emerging civil society, through > > > solidarities built between the marginalized among marginalized, outcastes, > > > stigmatized and "cultural untouchables". > > > > > > Reshma Bharadwaj > > > DileepRaj > > > > > > > > > > > > DELETE button is history. Unlimited mail storage is just a click > > > away. 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