I endorse. Sukla Sen
On 04/10/2015, kiran shaheen <[email protected]> wrote: > We are aghast and stunned at the lynching of Mohammed Akhlaq and his > son Danish, by a violent mob in the Bishara village of Dadri (Uttar > Pradesh) following a public announcement from the local temple that > the family ate and stored beef. We, the undersigned concerned citizens > of the country, deplore this gross act of inhumanity unconditionally > and unequivocally. We stand with the family of the victim in their > moment of tragedy. > > Our sorrow and shame has been compounded by the fact that the local > administration, instead of ensuring security for the family and > arresting the perpetrators, chose to investigate whether the said meat > in the fridge was mutton or beef. It is a travesty of justice that the > victims have been turned into the object of investigation. Further, we > are outraged by the crude justifications and apologia emerging forth > from the Hindutva camp, including Ministers, members of Parliament and > BJP spokespersons and are concerned at the lack of political will in > taking a stand and doing justice. > > We appeal to all fellow citizens’ – believers and atheists, Hindus and > others, vegetarians, vegans and rest – to not allow these exclusivist > organizations to run away with our faiths and the Constitution. We > must all stand up and be counted in the resistance to the frightening > vision of India that is being served up today in the name of culture, > religion or patriotism. > > ( The Concerned Citizens ) > > Manisha Sethi > Kiran Shaheen > Sumathi Sudhakar > > > (Please forward and add your name and if possible mark BCC to me so > that we can collate the signatures) > > _______________________________________________ > ** WSFDiscuss is an open and unmoderated forum for the exchange of > information and views on the experience, practise, and theory of the World > Social Forum at any level (local, national, regional, and global) and on > related social and political movements and issues. Join in !** > _______________________________________________ > WSFDiscuss mailing list > POST to LIST : Send email to [email protected] > SUBSCRIBE: Send empty email to > [email protected] > UNSUBSCRIBE: Send empty email to > [email protected] > LIST ARCHIVES: > http://openspaceforum.net/pipermail/worldsocialforum-discuss_openspaceforum.net/ > LIST INFORMATION: > http://openspaceforum.net/mailman/listinfo/worldsocialforum-discuss_openspaceforum.net -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth 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 an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
