Dear friends, Please have a look at this mail as one of the social activists from AP is in real trouble. He is actively part of SIHWOC and the President of its AP unit working on the rights of the handloom workers. Please send fax as per requested by Philip George. Regards Goldy
PJCI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 11:59:16 +0530 From: PJCI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: URGENT ACTION. To: SANDHYA DEVI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, VISTHAR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, RAMAKRISHNA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, RAJA TRICHY <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Radha Priyadarshini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, LEELA KUMARI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, John J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "J. JOHN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, ISDC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, HLWDS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "GOLDY M. GEORGE." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, DYNAMIC ACTION <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Dear Friends, I would like to inform you that the life of Mr. Macherla Mohan Rao, the President of AP Cheneta Karmika Samakhya and the member of South India Handloom Weavers Organising Committee (SIHWOC) are in threat. The threat to his life is a matter of serious concern to all of us who have a shared concern for the democratic peoples struggles striving for pro-people policies, social justice, and responsive and humane governance. The threat to the life of Mohan Rao by the so-called Nallmalla Nallathrachulu (Black Cobras), an illegal armed outfit and inaction on the part of the police is a clear instance of the growing intolerance of the vested interests, establishment of the and so-called law and order machinery to the civil society leaders and movements. The arrests of the 10 numbers of local activists of the Cheneta Karmika Samakya by the police in Chirala on 9-12-2005, instead of providing protection to the social activists, only further shows the callous attitude of the government towards the Hand wavers cause and has to be understood as an attempt to throttle the peoples voices that may be perceived as a cause of inconvenience by the powers-that-be. As you know, Macherla Mohan Rao is known for several years in the country as a conscientious leader of struggle for the rights of the handloom weavers. Mohan through his untiring efforts strived towards the sensitization of the intellectuals, policy makers, officials and the larger civil society to the need for protecting the handloom sector and the possible social and economic consequences of the anti handloom policies. So we would like to request that, you may please send fax messages to the Hon: Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Hon: Governor of Andhra Pradesh, The Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh, District collector of Ongole and to the Superintendent of Police of the Ongole district of Andhra Pradesh at the following fax numbers to get Mr. Mohan Rao and his colleagues are being released. With Regards Philip George Hon: Chief Minister Mr. Rajashekar Reddy Fax No.040-23454828. Hon: Governor Mr. Sushil Kumar Shinde Fax No.040-23311260. Chief Secretary Fax No.040-23453700. Superintendent of Police Fax No.08592-233174. Goldy M. George Convenor Dalit Study Circle, Raipur, Chhattisgarh ________________________________________________________________________ Creation of a casteless and peaceful society is indeed the first step towards just, egalitarian, and harmonious society. A society of equals, neither unequal nor more-equals, beyond the strings of caste, class, gender, race, etc. Otherwise it would lead to social oppression, political exploitation, economic deprivation, cultural domination, gender discrimination, class isolation, deliberate exclusion. Lets believe in a society beyond this. __________________________________________________ ------------------------ Yahoo! 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