On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 10:16 AM, Biju Chacko <biju.cha...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm getting a fair amount of anecdotal evidence to support reports > that minorities have been systematically disenfranchised. Other than > the reports in the paper of widespread deletion of muslim names from > electoral rolls, I've been been hearing a lot from Christians as well. > I've heard of: > > * Names marked 'deleted' on the rolls. > > * Names missing (which were present online just a month ago). > > * Voter Registration attempts being rejected without explanation. > > Even if the cases are not statistically significant enough prove > anything, the very fact that the stories are making the rounds are > indicative of the suspicious and mistrustful attitude developing in > the community. That's definitely worrying -- many indications are that > Indian society is more divided along caste and religious lines now > than at any time since independence. > I think the electoral rolls were messed up for quite a few people. I know of 4 instances (all hindu if that helps) of names being mangled and names being deleted amongst my friends. I think it is more to do with improper process (and incompetent officials) rather than any bias. I have stopped reading mainstream newspapers as all they look for nowadays is a good "story" - truth be damned. Sad but true. -- Vinayak
