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“Chithralekha is a symbol and sign of the marginalization that Dalits face in modern Kerala”, notes the solidarity mission in its report after visiting Payyanur to ascertain the facts about the hoodlums stigmatizing and victimizing Chitralekha. It is salutary that some of the civil society activists and groups in Keralam after some [...] A S Ajith Kumar Heartening to see that tremendous support has been building up for Chitralekha’s fight for justice. It must be the online activities which created such great support for the cause. (for instance, the request for endorsement in fishpond). But unfortunately there is something disturbing. While all these activities where going on DHRM leader V [...] Itty Abraham
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was in the news recently. He proceeded, again, to argue that the spate of recent attacks on Indian students in Melbourne and other places were “opportunistic” crimes. Why opportunity only strikes Indians — usually around the head — remains unclear. The Indonesians, who were deluged [...] Mythri Prasad The Hindu, 13 May 2009: Ajmal’s smiling and laughing continued unabated, a day after the court reprimanded him. On Tuesday, the court once again chided the accused for his behaviour in court. When the butts of the rifles were being examined, Ajmal seemed to be tickled to pieces. However, Mr. Tahaliyani took strong objection to [...] |
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Beemapalli Police Firing: Kerala’s Own Cultural Amnesia
Ashraf K & Jenny Rowena
Two years ago on the 17th of May the Kerala police entered the Muslim residential area of Beemapalli, a small seaside town in Thiruvanathapuram, and shot down 5 men and injured 52 other men. They also killed a sixteen year old boy by attacking him with the [...]