Guest guest Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 I do not know if this is spam, but please do not sign this petition if you are a Datta devottee. Appaji consistently speaks about love and unity of religions, and Narendra Modi is the complete anti-thesis of this. He is a rabid hindu nationalist, and turned a blind eye to the massacre of thousands of individuals in Gujarat. And then, rather than being chided for his actions, he recieved a promotion. If you disagree with me, google his name and read more accounts of the massacre and Modi's subsequent actions. I'm including this article for those who are unaware: March 19, 2005 For more information contact: Dr. Ashwini Rao: ash@i... Ms. Sapna Gupta: sapna_m_g AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA Shri Manmohan Singh Prime Minister Government of India South Block, Raisina Hill, New Delhi - 110 011 Dear Prime Minister, We at the Coalition Against Genocide, representing a wide spectrum of over 35 organizations representing thousands of NRIs, urge you to not contest the U.S. State's denial of a diplomatic visa to Mr. Narendra Modi and the cancellation of his existing tourist/business visa. CAG considers the denial of visa to Mr. Modi as a clear victory for all Indians and for supporters of human rights and justice in the U.S. and in India. Claims made by Mr. Modi and the Sangh Parivar that this represents an "insult to India and the [indian] Constitution" are laughable, coming as it does from people who have stained the Indian constitution with the blood of thousands of its citizens. Given that your government had recommended to the American embassy that Mr. Modi be given a multi-entry visa, we can understand your discomfiture at the new turn of events. However, we urge you to look at this not through a nationalistic lens or as a violation of protocol, but to consider the larger issues involved. The complicity of Mr. Modi's government in the February-March 2002 Gujarat pogrom is now public knowledge. Not only was Mr. Modi delinquent in his duties as Chief Minister of Gujarat, but he also effectively de-mobilized the state apparatus and gave a free hand to his ideological brethren (from the Sangh Parivar) to carry out the killings. This has been affirmed by numerous national and international civil rights organizations and women's groups. It is also known that Mr. Modi unleashed a virulent campaign against Muslims even after the pogroms and particularly during the campaigning for the December 2002 assembly elections. That the Sangh Parivar's campaign of hate contributed to a stark polarization of the Gujarati civil society along communal lines and eventually resulted in Mr. Modi's electoral victory is also well accepted. (We will be glad to share with you video footage of the divisive ideology of the Sangh at work before the December 2002 assembly elections.) One newspaper aptly called Mr. Modi's victory a "harvest of hatred." In short, we assert that while accepting that Mr. Modi was elected to power, we also need to remind ourselves of the willful flouting of constitutional and election commission norms in the run up to the assembly elections, the circumstances under which the elections were held, and the human costs of Mr. Modi's electoral victory. The issue is not simply of Mr. Modi's devious rise to power. After storming back to power in December 2002, his government has played an active role in shielding the culprits and harassing the survivors, witnesses and social justice groups. In a scathing indictment of Mr. Modi, the Indian Supreme Court pronounced: "The modern day Neros (a reference to the Gujarat Government) were looking elsewhere when Best Bakery and innocent children and women were burning, and were probably deliberating how the perpetrators of the crime can be saved or protected." The Supreme Court also castigated the Gujarat government for shielding the guilty and ordered the re-opening of 2,000-odd riot cases that had been closed in a hurry. Perceiving danger to the victims and witnesses, the Court -- in an unprecedented move – also shifted some cases outside Gujarat. The Supreme Court's not-so-implicit message was that Mr. Modi cannot be relied upon to discharge his duties. Mr. Modi has time and again revealed his utter incapability for discharging his constitutional duties, but that hasn't stopped him from loudly proclaiming his constitutional rights as head of state. We aren't the least bit surprised at Mr. Modi's reaction to his visa snub, but we're appalled that the Indian government has lodged a strong protest to the American embassy and asked for an "urgent reconsideration." At this moment, we urge you to think of the valiant struggle for justice waged by the pogrom survivors and human rights activists in Gujarat, and the constant harassment they have faced from Mr. Modi's government and his swayamsevak friends. Mr. Modi's criminal conduct in India ought to have been the real basis for censure and legal redress. It is unfortunate that the issue had to come down to the U.S. revoking his visa, when the UPA government itself should have acted against Mr. Modi's criminal misrule after it came to power on behalf of the Indian people almost a full year ago. In keeping with your common minimum program, we urge you to take immediate action to ensure speedy justice for the victims of the Gujarat pogrom, and bring the perpetrators to book. We also urge you to curtail the fund-raising activities in the US of hate groups such as the one Mr. Modi belongs to. On our part, we hope to build on the long tradition of human rights activism in India and the U.S. particularly the awe- inspiring legacies of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and seek to continue working towards a truly secular and harmonious India - a country without hatred, where people are not persecuted because of their faith or political beliefs, but where (in the immortal words of the great Rabindranath Tagore) the mind is without fear and the head held high. Yours Sincerely, Mr. George Abraham, Non Resident Indians for a Secular and Harmonious India Dr. Angana Chatterji, Professor of Anthropology, California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco Ms. Sapna Gupta, South Asian Progressive Action Collective Dr. Ashwini Rao, Campaign to Stop Funding Hate Dr. Shaik Ubaid, Indian Muslim Council Dr. Usha Zacharias, Professor of Communications, Westfield State College, Massachusetts --------------------- favour Narendra Modi & sign the petition favour Narendra Modi & sign the petition ********************************************* Favour our's great hindu leader Narendra modi & sign the petition http://www.petitiononline.com/India143/petition.html ashok odedra porbandar-360575[Gujart] Bharat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 Maunica, I fully appreciate your concern and condemnation of Gujarath acts. But let us not discuss about this partly political debate over this forum. People will start opening up more wounds - atrocities in Kasmir & Delhi Sikh killings in Delhi. Were same actions were taken for those culprits? Maunica Sthanki <maunica wrote: I do not know if this is spam, but please do not sign this petition if you are a Datta devottee. Appaji consistently speaks about love and unity of religions, and Narendra Modi is the complete anti-thesis of this. He is a rabid hindu nationalist, and turned a blind eye to the massacre of thousands of individuals in Gujarat. And then, rather than being chided for his actions, he recieved a promotion. If you disagree with me, google his name and read more accounts of the massacre and Modi's subsequent actions. I'm including this article for those who are unaware: March 19, 2005 For more information contact: Dr. Ashwini Rao: ash@i... Ms. Sapna Gupta: sapna_m_g AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA Shri Manmohan Singh Prime Minister Government of India South Block, Raisina Hill, New Delhi - 110 011 Dear Prime Minister, We at the Coalition Against Genocide, representing a wide spectrum of over 35 organizations representing thousands of NRIs, urge you to not contest the U.S. State's denial of a diplomatic visa to Mr. Narendra Modi and the cancellation of his existing tourist/business visa. CAG considers the denial of visa to Mr. Modi as a clear victory for all Indians and for supporters of human rights and justice in the U.S. and in India. Claims made by Mr. Modi and the Sangh Parivar that this represents an "insult to India and the [indian] Constitution" are laughable, coming as it does from people who have stained the Indian constitution with the blood of thousands of its citizens. Given that your government had recommended to the American embassy that Mr. Modi be given a multi-entry visa, we can understand your discomfiture at the new turn of events. However, we urge you to look at this not through a nationalistic lens or as a violation of protocol, but to consider the larger issues involved. The complicity of Mr. Modi's government in the February-March 2002 Gujarat pogrom is now public knowledge. Not only was Mr. Modi delinquent in his duties as Chief Minister of Gujarat, but he also effectively de-mobilized the state apparatus and gave a free hand to his ideological brethren (from the Sangh Parivar) to carry out the killings. This has been affirmed by numerous national and international civil rights organizations and women's groups. It is also known that Mr. Modi unleashed a virulent campaign against Muslims even after the pogroms and particularly during the campaigning for the December 2002 assembly elections. That the Sangh Parivar's campaign of hate contributed to a stark polarization of the Gujarati civil society along communal lines and eventually resulted in Mr. Modi's electoral victory is also well accepted. (We will be glad to share with you video footage of the divisive ideology of the Sangh at work before the December 2002 assembly elections.) One newspaper aptly called Mr. Modi's victory a "harvest of hatred." In short, we assert that while accepting that Mr. Modi was elected to power, we also need to remind ourselves of the willful flouting of constitutional and election commission norms in the run up to the assembly elections, the circumstances under which the elections were held, and the human costs of Mr. Modi's electoral victory. The issue is not simply of Mr. Modi's devious rise to power. After storming back to power in December 2002, his government has played an active role in shielding the culprits and harassing the survivors, witnesses and social justice groups. In a scathing indictment of Mr. Modi, the Indian Supreme Court pronounced: "The modern day Neros (a reference to the Gujarat Government) were looking elsewhere when Best Bakery and innocent children and women were burning, and were probably deliberating how the perpetrators of the crime can be saved or protected." The Supreme Court also castigated the Gujarat government for shielding the guilty and ordered the re-opening of 2,000-odd riot cases that had been closed in a hurry. Perceiving danger to the victims and witnesses, the Court -- in an unprecedented move – also shifted some cases outside Gujarat. The Supreme Court's not-so-implicit message was that Mr. Modi cannot be relied upon to discharge his duties. Mr. Modi has time and again revealed his utter incapability for discharging his constitutional duties, but that hasn't stopped him from loudly proclaiming his constitutional rights as head of state. We aren't the least bit surprised at Mr. Modi's reaction to his visa snub, but we're appalled that the Indian government has lodged a strong protest to the American embassy and asked for an "urgent reconsideration." At this moment, we urge you to think of the valiant struggle for justice waged by the pogrom survivors and human rights activists in Gujarat, and the constant harassment they have faced from Mr. Modi's government and his swayamsevak friends. Mr. Modi's criminal conduct in India ought to have been the real basis for censure and legal redress. It is unfortunate that the issue had to come down to the U.S. revoking his visa, when the UPA government itself should have acted against Mr. Modi's criminal misrule after it came to power on behalf of the Indian people almost a full year ago. In keeping with your common minimum program, we urge you to take immediate action to ensure speedy justice for the victims of the Gujarat pogrom, and bring the perpetrators to book. We also urge you to curtail the fund-raising activities in the US of hate groups such as the one Mr. Modi belongs to. On our part, we hope to build on the long tradition of human rights activism in India and the U.S. particularly the awe- inspiring legacies of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and seek to continue working towards a truly secular and harmonious India - a country without hatred, where people are not persecuted because of their faith or political beliefs, but where (in the immortal words of the great Rabindranath Tagore) the mind is without fear and the head held high. Yours Sincerely, Mr. George Abraham, Non Resident Indians for a Secular and Harmonious India Dr. Angana Chatterji, Professor of Anthropology, California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco Ms. Sapna Gupta, South Asian Progressive Action Collective Dr. Ashwini Rao, Campaign to Stop Funding Hate Dr. Shaik Ubaid, Indian Muslim Council Dr. Usha Zacharias, Professor of Communications, Westfield State College, Massachusetts --------------------- favour Narendra Modi & sign the petition favour Narendra Modi & sign the petition ********************************************* Favour our's great hindu leader Narendra modi & sign the petition http://www.petitiononline.com/India143/petition.html ashok odedra porbandar-360575[Gujart] Bharat Latest News and Additions http://www.dattapeetham.com/additions/new.html Pujya Sri Swamiji's travel and program schedule from March to May 2005 http://www.dattapeetham.com/india/calendar/calendar.html May 22 - 29,2005 :: 6th Datta Venkateswara Brahmotsava :: 7th Nada Mantapa Music Festival :: 63rd Birthday of Pujya Sri Swamiji TENTATIVE 2005 USA Tour ::June 13 - July 29 :: Memphis,TN :: Charlotte,NC :: WashingtonDC :: Jackson,MS :: Baton Rouge,LA :: Chicago,IL :: Steubenville,OH :: Datta Retreat Center (DRC),PA Guru Poornima Celebrations @ DRC on July 21, 2005 Post message: JAIGURUDATTA We apologize if you have received this mail in error. 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Guest guest Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 Jaya Guru Datta This is not a forum to discuss social/ political issues. While, suggesting members not to do so, let us not be suggestive in delivering verdict on someone's guilt. a.. There are many heads of states/ Governments including USA, UK, African & Asian nations, who had perpetrated and presided over the wars on other nations, who cannot equal a fraction of their financial and military might in the name of equality/ democracy/ Oil diplomacy/ Regional hegemony. In that, targetedly Moslem, Hindu, Christian innocent citizens died in thousands and millions. (Cluster Bombing by B2 Stealth on Iraqi Cities causing death of Hundreds and thousands of innocent moslems/ Missile attacks on Afghan Marriage parties/ Ethnic cleansing in Slav Region & Kashmir are few instances). By this logic, heads and officials of these Governments and secretaries of state; should not be allowed into other countries, if one goes by the same logic. b.. Then, they are laws in their own countries, which consider indecent references to almighty (with various names in regional languages such as arabic/ sanskrit/ latin/ Pali/ English) amount to blasphemy and are punishable. Where as, funds from those countries are exactly causing and doing the same acts and deeds (in impoverished and deprived sections in other countries,) contrary to the laws in their source country. Such duplicities/ mockeries/ Double standards/ hypocrisies are part of contemporary and ancient history. We live with it. c.. Our Dharma says, " Do not do any such act to others, which you do not want against you". If this eternal principle is adhered to strictly, problems will vanish. Let common sense prevail and His Holiness bless all of us for this!! Jaya Guru Datta A well wisher. - Maunica Sthanki JAIGURUDATTA Wednesday, March 23, 2005 9:36 PM Narendra Modi I do not know if this is spam, but please do not sign this petition if you are a Datta devottee. Appaji consistently speaks about love and unity of religions, and Narendra Modi is the complete anti-thesis of this. He is a rabid hindu nationalist, and turned a blind eye to the massacre of thousands of individuals in Gujarat. And then, rather than being chided for his actions, he recieved a promotion. If you disagree with me, google his name and read more accounts of the massacre and Modi's subsequent actions. I'm including this article for those who are unaware: March 19, 2005 For more information contact: Dr. Ashwini Rao: ash@i... Ms. Sapna Gupta: sapna_m_g AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA Shri Manmohan Singh Prime Minister Government of India South Block, Raisina Hill, New Delhi - 110 011 Dear Prime Minister, We at the Coalition Against Genocide, representing a wide spectrum of over 35 organizations representing thousands of NRIs, urge you to not contest the U.S. State's denial of a diplomatic visa to Mr. Narendra Modi and the cancellation of his existing tourist/business visa. CAG considers the denial of visa to Mr. Modi as a clear victory for all Indians and for supporters of human rights and justice in the U.S. and in India. Claims made by Mr. Modi and the Sangh Parivar that this represents an "insult to India and the [indian] Constitution" are laughable, coming as it does from people who have stained the Indian constitution with the blood of thousands of its citizens. Given that your government had recommended to the American embassy that Mr. Modi be given a multi-entry visa, we can understand your discomfiture at the new turn of events. However, we urge you to look at this not through a nationalistic lens or as a violation of protocol, but to consider the larger issues involved. The complicity of Mr. Modi's government in the February-March 2002 Gujarat pogrom is now public knowledge. Not only was Mr. Modi delinquent in his duties as Chief Minister of Gujarat, but he also effectively de-mobilized the state apparatus and gave a free hand to his ideological brethren (from the Sangh Parivar) to carry out the killings. This has been affirmed by numerous national and international civil rights organizations and women's groups. It is also known that Mr. Modi unleashed a virulent campaign against Muslims even after the pogroms and particularly during the campaigning for the December 2002 assembly elections. That the Sangh Parivar's campaign of hate contributed to a stark polarization of the Gujarati civil society along communal lines and eventually resulted in Mr. Modi's electoral victory is also well accepted. (We will be glad to share with you video footage of the divisive ideology of the Sangh at work before the December 2002 assembly elections.) One newspaper aptly called Mr. Modi's victory a "harvest of hatred." In short, we assert that while accepting that Mr. Modi was elected to power, we also need to remind ourselves of the willful flouting of constitutional and election commission norms in the run up to the assembly elections, the circumstances under which the elections were held, and the human costs of Mr. Modi's electoral victory. The issue is not simply of Mr. Modi's devious rise to power. After storming back to power in December 2002, his government has played an active role in shielding the culprits and harassing the survivors, witnesses and social justice groups. In a scathing indictment of Mr. Modi, the Indian Supreme Court pronounced: "The modern day Neros (a reference to the Gujarat Government) were looking elsewhere when Best Bakery and innocent children and women were burning, and were probably deliberating how the perpetrators of the crime can be saved or protected." The Supreme Court also castigated the Gujarat government for shielding the guilty and ordered the re-opening of 2,000-odd riot cases that had been closed in a hurry. Perceiving danger to the victims and witnesses, the Court -- in an unprecedented move – also shifted some cases outside Gujarat. The Supreme Court's not-so-implicit message was that Mr. Modi cannot be relied upon to discharge his duties. Mr. Modi has time and again revealed his utter incapability for discharging his constitutional duties, but that hasn't stopped him from loudly proclaiming his constitutional rights as head of state. We aren't the least bit surprised at Mr. Modi's reaction to his visa snub, but we're appalled that the Indian government has lodged a strong protest to the American embassy and asked for an "urgent reconsideration." At this moment, we urge you to think of the valiant struggle for justice waged by the pogrom survivors and human rights activists in Gujarat, and the constant harassment they have faced from Mr. Modi's government and his swayamsevak friends. Mr. Modi's criminal conduct in India ought to have been the real basis for censure and legal redress. It is unfortunate that the issue had to come down to the U.S. revoking his visa, when the UPA government itself should have acted against Mr. Modi's criminal misrule after it came to power on behalf of the Indian people almost a full year ago. In keeping with your common minimum program, we urge you to take immediate action to ensure speedy justice for the victims of the Gujarat pogrom, and bring the perpetrators to book. We also urge you to curtail the fund-raising activities in the US of hate groups such as the one Mr. Modi belongs to. On our part, we hope to build on the long tradition of human rights activism in India and the U.S. particularly the awe- inspiring legacies of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and seek to continue working towards a truly secular and harmonious India - a country without hatred, where people are not persecuted because of their faith or political beliefs, but where (in the immortal words of the great Rabindranath Tagore) the mind is without fear and the head held high. Yours Sincerely, Mr. George Abraham, Non Resident Indians for a Secular and Harmonious India Dr. Angana Chatterji, Professor of Anthropology, California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco Ms. Sapna Gupta, South Asian Progressive Action Collective Dr. Ashwini Rao, Campaign to Stop Funding Hate Dr. Shaik Ubaid, Indian Muslim Council Dr. Usha Zacharias, Professor of Communications, Westfield State College, Massachusetts --------------------- favour Narendra Modi & sign the petition favour Narendra Modi & sign the petition ********************************************* Favour our's great hindu leader Narendra modi & sign the petition http://www.petitiononline.com/India143/petition.html ashok odedra porbandar-360575[Gujart] Bharat Latest News and Additions http://www.dattapeetham.com/additions/new.html Pujya Sri Swamiji's travel and program schedule from March to May 2005 http://www.dattapeetham.com/india/calendar/calendar.html May 22 - 29,2005 :: 6th Datta Venkateswara Brahmotsava :: 7th Nada Mantapa Music Festival :: 63rd Birthday of Pujya Sri Swamiji TENTATIVE 2005 USA Tour ::June 13 - July 29 :: Memphis,TN :: Charlotte,NC :: WashingtonDC :: Jackson,MS :: Baton Rouge,LA :: Chicago,IL :: Steubenville,OH :: Datta Retreat Center (DRC),PA Guru Poornima Celebrations @ DRC on July 21, 2005 Post message: JAIGURUDATTA We apologize if you have received this mail in error. 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Guest guest Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 I agree! I strongly suggest that this august forum be kept out of such political thetorics. Jai Guru Datta Sharma Appala >Vamshi Krishna Ghanapathi <vkghanapathi >Vamshi Krishna Ghanapathi <vkghanapathi >Maunica Sthanki <maunica >CC: List Server <JAIGURUDATTA> >Re: Narendra Modi >Thu, 24 Mar 2005 06:03:31 +0530 > >Jaya Guru Datta >This is not a forum to discuss social/ political issues. While, suggesting >members not to do so, let us not be suggestive in delivering verdict on >someone's guilt. > a.. There are many heads of states/ Governments including USA, UK, >African & Asian nations, who had perpetrated and presided over the wars on >other nations, who cannot equal a fraction of their financial and military >might in the name of equality/ democracy/ Oil diplomacy/ Regional hegemony. >In that, targetedly Moslem, Hindu, Christian innocent citizens died in >thousands and millions. (Cluster Bombing by B2 Stealth on Iraqi Cities >causing death of Hundreds and thousands of innocent moslems/ Missile >attacks on Afghan Marriage parties/ Ethnic cleansing in Slav Region & >Kashmir are few instances). By this logic, heads and officials of these >Governments and secretaries of state; should not be allowed into other >countries, if one goes by the same logic. > b.. Then, they are laws in their own countries, which consider >indecent references to almighty (with various names in regional languages >such as arabic/ sanskrit/ latin/ Pali/ English) amount to blasphemy and are >punishable. Where as, funds from those countries are exactly causing and >doing the same acts and deeds (in impoverished and deprived sections in >other countries,) contrary to the laws in their source country. Such >duplicities/ mockeries/ Double standards/ hypocrisies are part of >contemporary and ancient history. We live with it. > c.. Our Dharma says, " Do not do any such act to others, which you do >not want against you". If this eternal principle is adhered to strictly, >problems will vanish. >Let common sense prevail and His Holiness bless all of us for this!! >Jaya Guru Datta >A well wisher. > - > Maunica Sthanki > JAIGURUDATTA > Wednesday, March 23, 2005 9:36 PM > Narendra Modi > > > > I do not know if this is spam, but please do not sign this petition if > you are a Datta devottee. Appaji consistently speaks about love and > unity of religions, and Narendra Modi is the complete anti-thesis of > this. He is a rabid hindu nationalist, and turned a blind eye to the > massacre of thousands of individuals in Gujarat. And then, rather > than being chided for his actions, he recieved a promotion. > > If you disagree with me, google his name and read more accounts of the > massacre and Modi's subsequent actions. I'm including this article > for those who are unaware: > > March 19, 2005 > > For more information contact: > Dr. Ashwini Rao: ash@i... > Ms. Sapna Gupta: sapna_m_g > > AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA > > Shri Manmohan Singh > Prime Minister > Government of India > South Block, Raisina Hill, > New Delhi - 110 011 > > > Dear Prime Minister, > > We at the Coalition Against Genocide, representing a wide > spectrum of over 35 organizations representing thousands of > NRIs, urge you to not contest the U.S. State's denial of a > diplomatic visa to Mr. Narendra Modi and the cancellation of > his existing tourist/business visa. CAG considers the denial > of visa to Mr. Modi as a clear victory for all Indians and > for supporters of human rights and justice in the U.S. and > in India. Claims made by Mr. Modi and the Sangh Parivar that > this represents an "insult to India and the [indian] > Constitution" are laughable, coming as it does from people > who have stained the Indian constitution with the blood of > thousands of its citizens. > > Given that your government had recommended to the American > embassy that Mr. Modi be given a multi-entry visa, we can > understand your discomfiture at the new turn of events. > However, we urge you to look at this not through a > nationalistic lens or as a violation of protocol, but to > consider the larger issues involved. The complicity of Mr. > Modi's government in the February-March 2002 Gujarat pogrom > is now public knowledge. Not only was Mr. Modi delinquent in > his duties as Chief Minister of Gujarat, but he also > effectively de-mobilized the state apparatus and gave a > free hand to his ideological brethren (from the Sangh > Parivar) to carry out the killings. This has been affirmed > by numerous national and international civil rights > organizations and women's groups. > > It is also known that Mr. Modi unleashed a virulent campaign > against Muslims even after the pogroms and particularly > during the campaigning for the December 2002 assembly > elections. That the Sangh Parivar's campaign of hate > contributed to a stark polarization of the Gujarati civil > society along communal lines and eventually resulted in Mr. > Modi's electoral victory is also well accepted. (We will be > glad to share with you video footage of the divisive > ideology of the Sangh at work before the December 2002 > assembly elections.) One newspaper aptly called Mr. Modi's > victory a "harvest of hatred." > > In short, we assert that while accepting that Mr. Modi was > elected to power, we also need to remind ourselves of the > willful flouting of constitutional and election commission > norms in the run up to the assembly elections, the > circumstances under which the elections were held, and the > human costs of Mr. Modi's electoral victory. > > The issue is not simply of Mr. Modi's devious rise to power. > After storming back to power in December 2002, his > government has played an active role in shielding the > culprits and harassing the survivors, witnesses and social > justice groups. In a scathing indictment of Mr. Modi, the > Indian Supreme Court pronounced: "The modern day Neros (a > reference to the Gujarat Government) were looking elsewhere > when Best Bakery and innocent children and women were > burning, and were probably deliberating how the perpetrators > of the crime can be saved or protected." The Supreme Court > also castigated the Gujarat government for shielding the > guilty and ordered the re-opening of 2,000-odd riot cases > that had been closed in a hurry. Perceiving danger to the > victims and witnesses, the Court -- in an unprecedented > move – also shifted some cases outside Gujarat. The Supreme > Court's not-so-implicit message was that Mr. Modi cannot be > relied upon to discharge his duties. > > Mr. Modi has time and again revealed his utter incapability > for discharging his constitutional duties, but that hasn't > stopped him from loudly proclaiming his constitutional > rights as head of state. We aren't the least bit surprised > at Mr. Modi's reaction to his visa snub, but we're appalled > that the Indian government has lodged a strong protest to > the American embassy and asked for an "urgent > reconsideration." At this moment, we urge you to think of > the valiant struggle for justice waged by the pogrom > survivors and human rights activists in Gujarat, and the > constant harassment they have faced from Mr. Modi's > government and his swayamsevak friends. > > Mr. Modi's criminal conduct in India ought to have been the > real basis for censure and legal redress. It is unfortunate > that the issue had to come down to the U.S. revoking his > visa, when the UPA government itself should have acted > against Mr. Modi's criminal misrule after it came to power > on behalf of the Indian people almost a full year ago. In > keeping with your common minimum program, we urge you to > take immediate action to ensure speedy justice for the > victims of the Gujarat pogrom, and bring the perpetrators to > book. We also urge you to curtail the fund-raising > activities in the US of hate groups such as the one Mr. Modi > belongs to. > > On our part, we hope to build on the long tradition of human > rights activism in India and the U.S. particularly the awe- > inspiring legacies of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther > King Jr., and seek to continue working towards a truly > secular and harmonious India - a country without hatred, > where people are not persecuted because of their faith or > political beliefs, but where (in the immortal words of the > great Rabindranath Tagore) the mind is without fear and the > head held high. > > Yours Sincerely, > > Mr. George Abraham, Non Resident Indians for a Secular and > Harmonious India > Dr. Angana Chatterji, Professor of Anthropology, California > Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco > Ms. Sapna Gupta, South Asian Progressive Action Collective > Dr. Ashwini Rao, Campaign to Stop Funding Hate > Dr. Shaik Ubaid, Indian Muslim Council > Dr. Usha Zacharias, Professor of Communications, Westfield > State College, Massachusetts > > > --------------------- > favour Narendra Modi & sign the petition > > favour Narendra Modi & sign the petition > ********************************************* > > Favour our's great hindu leader Narendra modi & sign the petition > > http://www.petitiononline.com/India143/petition.html > > ashok odedra > porbandar-360575[Gujart] > Bharat > > > > Latest News and Additions http://www.dattapeetham.com/additions/new.html > > Pujya Sri Swamiji's travel and program schedule from March to May 2005 > http://www.dattapeetham.com/india/calendar/calendar.html > > May 22 - 29,2005 :: 6th Datta Venkateswara Brahmotsava :: 7th Nada >Mantapa Music Festival :: 63rd Birthday of Pujya Sri Swamiji > > TENTATIVE 2005 USA Tour ::June 13 - July 29 :: Memphis,TN :: >Charlotte,NC :: WashingtonDC :: Jackson,MS :: Baton Rouge,LA :: Chicago,IL >:: Steubenville,OH :: Datta Retreat Center (DRC),PA > > Guru Poornima Celebrations @ DRC on July 21, 2005 > > Post message: JAIGURUDATTA > > We apologize if you have received this mail in error. 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Guest guest Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 Let us also not encourage people on our listserv to support those individuals who perpetuate such actions as they are adharmic and in contradiction to the essence of our very faith. -Maunica On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 06:03:31 +0530, Vamshi Krishna Ghanapathi <vkghanapathi wrote: >  > Jaya Guru Datta > This is not a forum to discuss social/ political issues. While, suggesting > members not to do so, let us not be suggestive in delivering verdict on > someone's guilt. > There are many heads of states/ Governments including USA, UK, African & > Asian nations, who had perpetrated and presided over the wars on other > nations, who cannot equal a fraction of their financial and military might > in the name of equality/ democracy/ Oil diplomacy/ Regional hegemony. In > that, targetedly Moslem, Hindu, Christian innocent citizens died in > thousands and millions. (Cluster Bombing by B2 Stealth on Iraqi Cities > causing death of Hundreds and thousands of innocent moslems/ Missile attacks > on Afghan Marriage parties/ Ethnic cleansing in Slav Region & Kashmir are > few instances). By this logic, heads and officials of these Governments and > secretaries of state; should not be allowed into other countries, if one > goes by the same logic. > Then, they are laws in their own countries, which consider indecent > references to almighty (with various names in regional languages such as > arabic/ sanskrit/ latin/ Pali/ English) amount to blasphemy and are > punishable. Where as, funds from those countries are exactly causing and > doing the same acts and deeds (in impoverished and deprived sections in > other countries,) contrary to the laws in their source country. Such > duplicities/ mockeries/ Double standards/ hypocrisies are part of > contemporary and ancient history. We live with it. > Our Dharma says, " Do not do any such act to others, which you do not want > against you". If this eternal principle is adhered to strictly, problems > will vanish. > Let common sense prevail and His Holiness bless all of us for this!! > Jaya Guru Datta > A well wisher. > > - > Maunica Sthanki > JAIGURUDATTA > Wednesday, March 23, 2005 9:36 PM > Narendra Modi > > > I do not know if this is spam, but please do not sign this petition if > you are a Datta devottee. Appaji consistently speaks about love and > unity of religions, and Narendra Modi is the complete anti-thesis of > this. He is a rabid hindu nationalist, and turned a blind eye to the > massacre of thousands of individuals in Gujarat. And then, rather > than being chided for his actions, he recieved a promotion. > > If you disagree with me, google his name and read more accounts of the > massacre and Modi's subsequent actions. I'm including this article > for those who are unaware: > > March 19, 2005 > > For more information contact: > Dr. Ashwini Rao: ash@i... > Ms. Sapna Gupta: sapna_m_g > > AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA > > Shri Manmohan Singh > Prime Minister > Government of India > South Block, Raisina Hill, > New Delhi - 110 011 > > > Dear Prime Minister, > > We at the Coalition Against Genocide, representing a wide > spectrum of over 35 organizations representing thousands of > NRIs, urge you to not contest the U.S. State's denial of a > diplomatic visa to Mr. Narendra Modi and the cancellation of > his existing tourist/business visa. CAG considers the denial > of visa to Mr. Modi as a clear victory for all Indians and > for supporters of human rights and justice in the U.S. and > in India. Claims made by Mr. Modi and the Sangh Parivar that > this represents an "insult to India and the [indian] > Constitution" are laughable, coming as it does from people > who have stained the Indian constitution with the blood of > thousands of its citizens. > > Given that your government had recommended to the American > embassy that Mr. Modi be given a multi-entry visa, we can > understand your discomfiture at the new turn of events. > However, we urge you to look at this not through a > nationalistic lens or as a violation of protocol, but to > consider the larger issues involved. The complicity of Mr. > Modi's government in the February-March 2002 Gujarat pogrom > is now public knowledge. Not only was Mr. Modi delinquent in > his duties as Chief Minister of Gujarat, but he also > effectively de-mobilized the state apparatus and gave a > free hand to his ideological brethren (from the Sangh > Parivar) to carry out the killings. This has been affirmed > by numerous national and international civil rights > organizations and women's groups. > > It is also known that Mr. Modi unleashed a virulent campaign > against Muslims even after the pogroms and particularly > during the campaigning for the December 2002 assembly > elections. That the Sangh Parivar's campaign of hate > contributed to a stark polarization of the Gujarati civil > society along communal lines and eventually resulted in Mr. > Modi's electoral victory is also well accepted. (We will be > glad to share with you video footage of the divisive > ideology of the Sangh at work before the December 2002 > assembly elections.) One newspaper aptly called Mr. Modi's > victory a "harvest of hatred." > > In short, we assert that while accepting that Mr. Modi was > elected to power, we also need to remind ourselves of the > willful flouting of constitutional and election commission > norms in the run up to the assembly elections, the > circumstances under which the elections were held, and the > human costs of Mr. Modi's electoral victory. > > The issue is not simply of Mr. Modi's devious rise to power. > After storming back to power in December 2002, his > government has played an active role in shielding the > culprits and harassing the survivors, witnesses and social > justice groups. In a scathing indictment of Mr. Modi, the > Indian Supreme Court pronounced: "The modern day Neros (a > reference to the Gujarat Government) were looking elsewhere > when Best Bakery and innocent children and women were > burning, and were probably deliberating how the perpetrators > of the crime can be saved or protected." The Supreme Court > also castigated the Gujarat government for shielding the > guilty and ordered the re-opening of 2,000-odd riot cases > that had been closed in a hurry. Perceiving danger to the > victims and witnesses, the Court -- in an unprecedented > move – also shifted some cases outside Gujarat. The Supreme > Court's not-so-implicit message was that Mr. Modi cannot be > relied upon to discharge his duties. > > Mr. Modi has time and again revealed his utter incapability > for discharging his constitutional duties, but that hasn't > stopped him from loudly proclaiming his constitutional > rights as head of state. We aren't the least bit surprised > at Mr. Modi's reaction to his visa snub, but we're appalled > that the Indian government has lodged a strong protest to > the American embassy and asked for an "urgent > reconsideration." At this moment, we urge you to think of > the valiant struggle for justice waged by the pogrom > survivors and human rights activists in Gujarat, and the > constant harassment they have faced from Mr. Modi's > government and his swayamsevak friends. > > Mr. Modi's criminal conduct in India ought to have been the > real basis for censure and legal redress. It is unfortunate > that the issue had to come down to the U.S. revoking his > visa, when the UPA government itself should have acted > against Mr. Modi's criminal misrule after it came to power > on behalf of the Indian people almost a full year ago. In > keeping with your common minimum program, we urge you to > take immediate action to ensure speedy justice for the > victims of the Gujarat pogrom, and bring the perpetrators to > book. We also urge you to curtail the fund-raising > activities in the US of hate groups such as the one Mr. Modi > belongs to. > > On our part, we hope to build on the long tradition of human > rights activism in India and the U.S. particularly the awe- > inspiring legacies of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther > King Jr., and seek to continue working towards a truly > secular and harmonious India - a country without hatred, > where people are not persecuted because of their faith or > political beliefs, but where (in the immortal words of the > great Rabindranath Tagore) the mind is without fear and the > head held high. > > Yours Sincerely, > > Mr. George Abraham, Non Resident Indians for a Secular and > Harmonious India > Dr. Angana Chatterji, Professor of Anthropology, California > Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco > Ms. Sapna Gupta, South Asian Progressive Action Collective > Dr. Ashwini Rao, Campaign to Stop Funding Hate > Dr. Shaik Ubaid, Indian Muslim Council > Dr. Usha Zacharias, Professor of Communications, Westfield > State College, Massachusetts > > > --------------------- > favour Narendra Modi & sign the petition > > favour Narendra Modi & sign the petition > ********************************************* > > Favour our's great hindu leader Narendra modi & sign the petition > > http://www.petitiononline.com/India143/petition.html > > ashok odedra > porbandar-360575[Gujart] > Bharat > > > > Latest News and Additions http://www.dattapeetham.com/additions/new.html > > Pujya Sri Swamiji's travel and program schedule from March to May 2005 > http://www.dattapeetham.com/india/calendar/calendar.html > > May 22 - 29,2005 :: 6th Datta Venkateswara Brahmotsava :: 7th Nada Mantapa > Music Festival :: 63rd Birthday of Pujya Sri Swamiji > > TENTATIVE 2005 USA Tour ::June 13 - July 29 :: Memphis,TN :: Charlotte,NC :: > WashingtonDC :: Jackson,MS :: Baton Rouge,LA :: Chicago,IL :: > Steubenville,OH :: Datta Retreat Center (DRC),PA > > Guru Poornima Celebrations @ DRC on July 21, 2005 > > Post message: JAIGURUDATTA > > We apologize if you have received this mail in error. 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