INDIAN INSTITUTE
FOR RESEARCH INTO TRUE HISTORY
NEWSLETTER NO. 71
OF 16 JUNE 2015
1. NEWS AND
CURRENT AFFAIRS
1.1
Our Newsletter NL 70 needs two corrections.
(i) Item
1.5.2 Taj Mahal – pages of Badshahnama were 402/403 and not 302/303
(ii) Item
1.8 Vidyanand Theatre – should have been Vijayanand Theatre in
1.2 Child sex abuse in
Our friend Come Carpenter sent us the following E Mail on 16 March 2015
1.2.1
http://rt.com/uk/240777-uk-sex-children-may/ Published March 14 2015
As the
Following a spate of allegations concerning the
abuse of children by adults, many of whom abused their positions of power and
status, Home Secretary Theresa May said Britons still do not appreciate the “true scale of that abuse.” Writing in the Telegraph,
May warned that the investigation into predators of children
will “lead into our schools and hospitals, our
churches, our youth clubs and many other institutions that should have been
places of safety…”
Following Thursday’s announcement of a
four-person panel to investigate the criminal activities against minors, May
said Justice Lowell Goddard would be empowered to “compel
witnesses and the removal of any cut-off date from the Terms of Reference”
allowing Goddard to track the evidence “wherever it takes her.”
The original inquiry, which was delayed after
two chairs were forced to stand down, was set up to investigate allegations of
a pedophile sex ring made by the now deceased Conservative MP Geoffrey Dickens,
operating in
May said she had personally met young survivors
and understood that their lives would be so much harder due to the “pain and distrust that had become a part of them.” May
wrote: “In my discussions with older victims and
survivors and their representatives, I began to realize how abuse is woven,
covertly, into the fabric of our society.”
She then relayed a meeting she had with one of
the victims of past abuse, who told her: “Get this inquiry
right and it will be like a stick of
“I fear
she is right. I have said before and I shall say again, that what we have seen
so far is only the tip of the iceberg,” May
said. Aside from public institutions, the probe may also lead to the highest
levels of British society.
Following allegations that British celebrity and
former BBC presenter Jimmy Savile had violated hundreds of children and adults
over the span of his lengthy career ("Giving Victims a Voice"
organization reported that over 400 people had filed complaints against
Savile), allegations of a Westminster pedophile ring possibly involving many
well-known MPs have surfaced.
In July 2014 Peter Mckelvie, a whistleblower who
kicked off UK police pedophile probe Operation Fernbridge, disclosed a list
compiled by police of current and former politicians suspected of participating
in the child sex abuse. He revealed that as many as 40 British MPs and peers
either knew about or took part in the
“I truly
believe it represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity and that once its work
is done, we will never look at society in the same way again,” May wrote.
The Home Secretary said: “Where
there is evidence a person has abused their position – no matter how high or
how low that position – it will be passed to the police to investigate. So if
there has been a cover-up, we will uncover it.”
1.2.2
Sky News - Three Judges Fired For
Watching Porn at Work – Tuesday
March 2015
Three judges have been fired for allegedly viewing
pornography at work - a fourth would also have been sacked but resigned first.
A
spokesperson for the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office confirmed that
District Judge Timothy Bowles, Immigration Judge Warren Grant and Deputy
District Judge and Recorder Peter Bullock have been removed from judicial
office.
Their
sacking follows an investigation into an allegation that they viewed
pornographic material on judicial IT equipment in their offices.
The
spokesman added that the Lord Chancellor and Lord Chief Justice were
"satisfied that the material did not include images of children or any
other illegal content".
Nevertheless,
the body had "concluded that this was an inexcusable misuse of their
judicial IT accounts and wholly unacceptable conduct for a judicial office
holder".
A
fourth judge, Recorder Andrew Maw, was also found to have viewed similar
inappropriate material via his judicial IT account, the JCIO said, but resigned
before the disciplinary process concluded.
The
judges were not linked in any way.
Some
Reactions
(a) Nearly 300,000 attempts were made to access porn
websites from computers within the Houses of Parliament over the past year,
official records have shown. The figure - which represents more than 800
attempts per day - was released by
(2) Labour Councillor (North Lincolnshire) David Spooner - Convicted and jailed for 1 year
for masturbating in front of 2 young children
(3) Tory Party General election candidate, Michael Powell - Convicted and
jailed for 3 years for downloading hardcore child porn.
Its funny how they give the full names of them for
watching normal porn at work BUT they won't reveal the names of the perverts in
** There is natural attraction between men and women. And it has presented problems for centuries. One can understand temptation / seduction / men behaving like Casanova. Even Manusmiriti states -
Matra Duhitra Swasra Va / Na viviktasano bhavet /
Balawan Indriyagramo / Vidwansampi karshti.
One should not sit alone in a room with door shut, with one’s mother, daughter or sister. The sexual temptation is too powerful and lead to falls of even the most learned scholars. So, avoid such meetings
But molesting children? Child sex abuse! That is disgusting. That is perverse.
Cyril Smith was a
well known Liberal Party MP for
Police Officers covertly filmed Cyril Smith MP abusing young boys. It was stated on BBC programme Newsnight, when they presented their evidence to their superiors they were ordered by the Special Branch to drop the investigation or face prosecution under the Official Secrets Act.
All the evidence against Cyril Smith was destroyed. Officers are afraid to speak out even today! The whole of our establishment is corrupt! It's worse than you can imagine
Guardian 18 March 2015 / reporter John Walker
Our Cyril Smith story came out in 1979. What followed was a 36-year cover-up
The child abuse revelation has been known to police, security services, national media and politicians for three decades. But they conspired to shield him. – and failed his victims
Finally
the hunt is on to nail those responsible for aborting police inquiries into the child sex abuse allegations against the late Liberal MP Cyril Smith
and other – as yet unnamed – establishment figures from the 1970s and 1980s.
But his abuses have been covered up and ignored for over 35 years. Why should
the victims feel that anything much has changed in recent days?
The
We
also wrote to the then leader of the Liberal party, David Steel, for his
comments. We quoted the response of the Liberal party press office, dated 22
April 1979, in our newspaper: “It is not a very friendly gesture, publishing that, all he seems to have
done is spanked a few bare bottoms.” So, Steel chose to look the
other way, and within a decade was recommending Smith for a knighthood. Fleet
Street looked away at the time too. There was not a national paper news-desk
that did not have a copy of our well-sourced article. Smith threatened and
blustered, and they all backed off.
Private Eye alone – via the fearless Paul Foot – covered
the story.
Emboldened by his escape from justice,
Smith possibly continued his abuse of pubescent boys for two decades.
Smith had got away with it. He increased his parliamentary majority and,
emboldened by his escape from justice, possibly continued his abuse of
pubescent boys for two decades. Action in 1979 could have stopped him in his
tracks, and prevented abuse and misery for future victims. Files on Smith’s
child abuse were passed around police forces and the security services in the
1970s and 1980s – with no prosecutions. More covering up and inaction, instead
of an end to his abuse.
The
political honours
scrutiny committee drew Margaret Thatcher’s attention to the Smith files in 1988, prior to her agreeing to a
knighthood for him. She could have intervened, but chose to honour him – a further insult to his victims.
Following
the emergence of the first Jimmy Savile revelations three years ago, Private Eye
and I persuaded Channel 4’s Dispatches programme to run an episode on Smith. It did justice to the subject, but was
allotted a ludicrous graveyard airing slot.
Further
nudges led to the publication of the Danczuk book last
year, serialised in the Daily Mail.
This, for the first time, provoked widespread news coverage, at home and
abroad.
Some
victims had waited almost half a century for a public acknowledgement of their
plight. Many people had known at least some of it for over three
decades.
Earlier
this week the BBC “discovered” the story for the first time. Lots of
harrumphing, hand-wringing, outrage and angst poured over a story that it has
sat on for decades.
And
so, 36 years on, Smith has been justly demonised. But all those others, by their
silence, blind-eye turning, indifference, obstruction and suppressions,
continue to prosper. No wonder the victims feel let down – not just by Smith,
but by a system and institutions that have conspired to protect and shield him.
Press Association / Sunday 8 March 2015
The Cabinet Office has denied
attempting to cover up information about
The Mail on Sunday
first requested the documents under the Freedom of Information Act in April
last year but they were only released on Friday following an intervention by
the information commissioner.
1.2.4 Eighty six year old Lord
Janner of Braunstone a Labour Peer will not face prosecution because he has
developed Alzheimer’s disease (loss of memory) though there is enough proof of
him molesting children See Guardian Saturday 18 April 2015, p25
1.3 Morality of British Aristocracy
King Henry I holds the record as the British Monarch with the largest number of illegitimate children, with 21, Charles II was a worthy runner-up with 15.
(Saga Magazine, January 2015, p15)
But we should remember that Charles II sent 300 naval ships
to
Sometime in Mid March 2014 it was revealed on the TV programme Chase that King George IV who died in 1830 had 17 illegitimate children, and David Cameron, the British PM is a son in one of lineages. Chaser was either Shaw Morn or Paul Simon
British aristocrats were expected to produce illegitimate children! It was a matter of pride.
Sky News - Friday 20 March 2015
A teenager has been jailed for 22 years for
hatching a plot to behead a British soldier inspired by the murder of Fusilier
Lee Rigby.
Brusthom Ziamani, 19, stood impassively in the dock as the
sentence was handed down at the Old Bailey. He was arrested in an east
The defendant was
radicalised after being befriended by members of a radical
Muslim
organisation which held meetings in
The judge told Ziamani that he would have to serve at least
two-thirds of his 22-year sentence before being eligible for parole. Earlier,
in mitigation, Ziamani's lawyer, Naeem Mian, said his client was not an
"entrenched extremist". Mr Mian said Ziamani was
a young man who while destitute had been groomed by people who were "more
sophisticated and mature" than him.
He said: "It is worrying to say the least that those who
groomed him are able to groom and radicalise a young man in such a
short period of time.”On any view it is a tragic case because this young man
will spend a long time in custody after which he will inevitably be
unemployable. "His foolish, naive
acts have resulted in him throwing his life away at his tender age.”He has
nothing to look forward to now. The only glimmer of hope he has is the fact his
parents - in particular his mother - has been to see him a number of times
since his conviction. "They are still not comfortable with the fact he has
converted to Islam. As you would expect of caring and loving parents, they have
been to see him."
The trial was told how Ziamani had "reverted" to Islam
only last year and was kicked out of home in Camberwell, south
In the letter he wrote about mounting an attack on a British
soldier and expressed the desire to die a martyr. But Ziamani denied he was
planning a copycat terror atrocity like the murder of Fusilier Rigby. On the
letter, he said: "I was ranting and raging about the situation in Muslim
countries which was described in these talks. I did not believe it at
all."
Note – It is interesting to note that when Afro-Caribbeans are converted to Islam they become more vicious
than other Muslims.
1.5 British attitude towards Hindus
There is a Reference book entitled, “ITV visual History of the Twentieth Century.”
On page 86 we find – Gandhi rejects violence as
On March 10, 1922 Mohandas Gandhi, the figure-head of Indian nationalism was arrested and imprisoned by the ruling British authorities. The key figure in a two-year campaign of non-co-operation, Gandhi was charged with sedition and given a six-year jail sentence.
Mid-eighteenth century. Although a nationalist heritage existed during the century that followed, it was with the formation of the Indian National Congress in 1885 that a forum for independence first emerged.
Our comment -That is their imperial arrogance in the 21st
century! And what did our Indian High Commission do about such utterances?
Nothing!
1.6 British arrogance has not gone
In December 2014, British Ambassador to
He had no right to interfere in internal affairs of another sovereign country, but the Imperial arrogance of the British had not gone.
After the fall of Saddam Hussein
a new Government was formed in
No British politician objected
to it.
So, their logic is this - It is
o.k. to have Christian Democrats in
David Cameron, British PM
himself had said -
1.7 Oxford University
cancels Dr. Swamy and Malhotra lectures
On 24 March we received following news from our friends
http://bharatkalyan97.blogspot.in/2015/03/oxford-u-cancels-dr-swamy-and-malhotra.html
We are stunned that a leading
Satis K Sharma, General Secretary, National Council of Hindu
Temples (
Following a series of meetings between prominent and
influential members of Oxford University’s academic faculty and members of
Oxford Indian Society, on Friday 20th a decision was taken to cancel
the above lecture citing “logistical and internal issues” We have asked for
further clarification as to the reasons and justification and await
clarification. In light of this very significant development, Shri Rajiv
Malhotra who had been battling health issues to ensure his participation at the
events, has now bowed to his physicians recommendation not to travel, and will
be participating fully in all of the remaining events by live video conference.
Dr Subramanian Swamy remains undeterred and unsurprised and will be present and
will join other speakers at the remaining events as planned.
From this surprising cancellation, effectively banning Dr
Swamy and Shre Malhotra from speaking at
Oxford University’s reputation as a bastion of unemotional
reasoning coupled with fearless, rigorous academic interrogation has suffered a
possibly mortal blow, and as for being the pinnacle of learning and wisdom and
guidance on the application of these highest human values in times of turmoil, those
Oxford University’s faculty members responsible for this decision risk tumbling
to join the ranks of closet religious bigots and racists such as Wendy Doniger
and her ilk, peddlers of simply old fashioned white supremacist rhetoric
masquerading as erudition. Recent persons welcomed to speak or given a
platform at Oxford University include Marine Le Pen, Wendy Doniger, Tony Blair
of WMD fame, Gerry Adams, David Irving – Holocaust denier, Dr Zakir Naik-
Extremist Muslim preacher.
All other events will be proceeding as planned.
For further information -
Satishji (General Secretary) on 07-711-245-000, secretary@nchtuk.org
Madhuji (Communication Officer) on 07-763-178-628, communications@nchtuk.org
Our comments - Dear oh dear! This is exactly
what Savarkar had reported when studying in
World
1.8
However, Obama stated, “We are
not seeking regime change in
Sure, why does it he not the
same elsewhere – say in
That shows his true nature. Some
18 months back he visited
That will be interfering in the
internal affairs of another country.
1.9 We are still gullible about Islam
On 4 November 2014 one General wrote :-
At last, a Prime Minister with guts.
The rest of the world could take a lesson
from him.
Hats off to Monsieur Fillon!!! (Prime Minister of France)
Muslims who want
to live under the law of the 'Islamic Sharia' have recently been told to leave
Apparently, the Prime
Minister, Francois Fillon has angered some French Muslims in stating: THOSE
IMMIGRANTS, WHO ARE NOT FRENCH MUST ADAPT.
Take it or leave it, I am tired of
this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their
culture. Our culture has developed with struggles and victories by millions of
men and women who have sought freedom.
Our official language is French,
not Spanish, or Lebanese, or Arabic, or Chinese, or Japanese, or any other
language. Therefore, if you want to be part of our society, learn the language!
Most French
people believe in God. This is not some Christian obligation, influence by the
rightists or political pressure, but it is a fact, because men and women
founded this nation on Christian principles, and this is clearly documented.
It is then
appropriate to display this on the walls of our schools? If God offends you,
then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your home, because God
is part of our culture.
We will accept your beliefs
without question. All we ask is that you accept ours, and live in
peaceful harmony with us.
This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and
AND OUR LIFESTYLE.
And we offer you the opportunity
to enjoy all this.
But if you're tired of our flag, our
commitment, our Christian beliefs, or our lifestyle,
I strongly encourage you to take
advantage of another great French freedom ...
THE RIGHT TO LEAVE.
If you are not
happy here then LEAVE.
We did not force you to come here.
You asked to be here.
So accept the country YOU chose.
...Well said Mr. Fillon!!!!!
On 7 November we commented -
How easily we get carried away by emotions!
Read the statement carefully. It states, "We will accept your beliefs
without question.
All
we ask is that you accept ours, and live in peaceful harmony with us."
Now, fundamental belief of Muslims is that Prophet Mohammed is the last prophet of Allah. Any one who does not believe in this is a Kafir (non-believer) and must be killed.
According to Koran there can be no deviation from this teaching. So, how are the French going to live in peace with Muslims?
That is the question.
1.10 The
In
March 2015 Belgians wanted to issue a 2 Euro coin to celebrate the battle of
But on 8 June
The British went ahead and direct descendents of Duke of
Wellington unveiled a memorial in Waterloo Railway station in
Hindusthan
1.11 Visitors to
Taj Mahal
Once again one of our IT Engineers said that he had visited Taj Mahal without Godbole’s Tourist Guide. Why people don’t inform us in time?
1.12 Godbole’s visit to Pune – January / February 2015
Some additional comments –
(i) During Obama’s visit to New Delhi Modi had invited all
Chief Ministers for a dinner party. It as revealed later that invitation did
not reach Chief Minister of
(ii) Enjoyed a ride in Tata's Nano car. It is good and quite comfortable. We certainly have brains.
(iii) One feels urgent need for provision of toilets in our temples and other public places.
For example,
Some four years back we visited famous Ramtek temple in
In
(iv) There is a serious problem of stray dogs and cattle. These need to be humanely killed.
It is preposterous to see these animals starve to death. In Pune stray dogs bite people and have killed one baby.
(v) Living in high rise flats has its dangers. Once we wanted to go on 6th floor, but the lift was not working. So we had to climb the stairs. Luckily we had no shopping with us. Lift did not start for 15 hours.
1.13 Our history, hundred years
ago
Moderate leader Gopal Krishna
Gokhale died in 1915. Savarkar was in jail in Andaman Prison Officer Barrie
said, “Well Mr
Savarkar, You are always trying to get information from outside. Here is news
for you. Mr Gokhale is dead.”
Savarkar was stunned, tears came
to his eyes. Following conversation ensued –
Savarkar “Oh no. Our opinions varied, but he was not
my enemy.”
peace unless Savarkar is
arrested.”
Savarkar – “One should not
believe in Bazaar gossip. We had met in
nothing but deep respect for
each other. He may not have approved my
methods but that does not
make him less of a patriot. He was undoubtedly one
of the great leaders of his
generation. If only every Hindu tried to be as good as
him we will make tremendous
stride towards our progress”
One does not speak evil of the
dead, but there are not just the expressions in 1915.
In 1937 after his release from
internment Savarkar gave a public speech in Pune. He said, “This Congress Party
was once in the hands of Moderates. I do not blame them in any way. They were
great rebels of their times. And among then there were persons like Gokhale who
we regarded as fatherly figures.”
1.14 Obama’s visit to Hindusthan.
Obama is a lame-duck president.
He does not control either the Senate or House of Representative. He can’t get
his own legislation through.
We can’t forget that Obama did
meet Sonia Gandhi during his stay in
> We hardly find any
assessment of what we gained from this visit. Any concessions gained will be
nullified at a stroke by next
Moreover Obama showed his true colour by
stating, “Gandhi would have been concerned at the growing religious intolerance
in
No one in Indian Media reminded
Obama of growing racial intolerance in
(1) Sunday 24 May 2015
Violence
has flared in
Police in
Michael Brelo, 31, had been accused of voluntary manslaughter and
aggravated assault over the deaths of Malissa Williams and Timothy Russell in
Five other police supervisors have been indicted on misdemeanour dereliction of duty charges over the deaths and are due to go on
trial in July.
Protesters gathered after Officer Michael Brelo was found not
guilty of killing of Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams. The couple were shot
dead in the front seat of their vehicle following a car chase that started when
their car backfired and the sound was mistaken for a gunshot. Police officers
fired a total of 37shots; Brelo fired 49 shots -15 of them while standing on
the bonnet of the car. (why the police
did not shoot at tyres?) .
The case follows a series of high-profile deaths of unarmed black
men in confrontations with white police officers in various states across
The
incident prompted a federal civil rights investigation into the use of force by
(2)
12 April 2015 Freddie Gray a 25 year old African American who was a resident of
(3) April 2015: Walter Lamer Scott,
50, is shot eight times in
(4) November 2014: Tamir Rice,
a 12-year-old boy, is shot dead in a playground by
(5) August 2014: Michael Brown,
an unarmed 18-year-old, is shot dead by Officer Darren Wilson in
(6) July 2014: Eric Garner,
an asthma sufferer, is stopped by police in
(7) March 2014: James Boyd,
an unarmed homeless man camping in Alberquerque, is shot dead by two officers.
Video of the incident leads prosecutors to say the officers acted with
"deliberate intention" and they are charged.
These are just a few examples. We can’t forget
the famous case of Rodney King, a black man who was kicked and punched by
several policemen when he had fallen down. That was in 1991. A video of the
incident was shown all over the world, but the jury refused to convict the
white policemen. President George Bush (Sr) felt sick of the gross injustice.
1.15 Memorial to Vasudev Balwant
Phadke
Phadke tried to overthrow
British Raj in 1879, captured, tried and sentenced to Transportation for life
in
It is not known that he was also
a pioneer in secondary education and was one of the founder members of
Maharashtra Education Society and its famous
During his visit to Pune,
Godbole was told of the memorial being erected in
As a past student of the school
Godbole donated Rs 1,001 for the fund. He pointed out to the organizer D W
Phadke that V B Phadke was Transported to Aden, 2,000 miles across the
sea. Compared to this distance between
This shows how concerned the
British Rulers were about threat of such uprisings! Fourteen of Phadke’s
comrades were sent to Andaman. Thus, even in destitution they were kept 4,000
miles apart! Distance between
Moreover, as per news reported
in Times (of
* Waging war against Queen
* Conspiracy to wage against
Queen
He received following E Mail.
Dear Mr.Vasudev Godbole;
Please send the relevant pages
(from Times) if possible. The inauguration program of mural took place on 15th February
at
I am sending h/w
photographs of the function for your perusal.
Best regards.
D
1.16 Savarkarvadis today
1 Because of his historical research and other activities Godbole gets acquainted with people from various walks of life. One lady happened to have grown up on laps of Veer Savarkar and his wife Sau Mai. After reaching the age of 80 there was a big celebration in the family. Her daughters asked her to write her memoirs. Her family had to break relations with Savarkar due to police harassment of Hindu Mahasabha workers after assassination of Gandhi in 1948.
We need not go into her personal life. Her younger daughter
was married to a Marathi man who worked in
In year 2000 we saw many modern shops. Then we travelled to
From year 2000 I used to live with my daughter in
In 2005 we went to
In 2008 we visited
In 2012 there were celebrations to mark 60th anniversary of
Queen Elizabeth’s reign. I was delighted to watch all the ceremonies on TV.
Then came
Then came the London Olympics.
So, there is no mention of Godbole’s Special
The lady does not mention Noakhali massacre of Hindus of October
1946, horror of partition, Hindu refugees fleeing to Mumbai in just their
clothes, even though she lived in Mumbai, Genocide of Hindus in East Pakistan (
It is even astonishing that she does not even mention
death of Veer Savarkar in February 1966. She was living only a few streets from
Savarkar’s house in Mumbai.
2 Some 10 years back Savarkar devotees had organized
a programme in
Godbole spoke on Savarkar: Some unknown facts explaining how little is known about him.
Recently Godbole asked this friend to send him details of the exhibits. On 15 July 2014 he received a reply -
Godbole ji
NAMASTE
I
opened the case of Savarkar Exhibition and found to have 24 A1 size and
4
A3 size photos. It is very inspiring photos with write-ups. Whoever
sees it would find it very useful.
Godbole replied -
What we need is a list
A1 size
No 1 this shows ....
No 2 this shows -----
No 24 this shows .....
A3 size
No 1 this shows ....
No 2 this shows .....
No 3 this shows...
No 4 this shows ...
People need this information without which they are in the dark!
V
The person refused to supply any more information!
With Savarkar-premis like this why blame Sonia Gandhi?
1.17 CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER ABDICATES HIS
REPONSIBILITY
On 21 March we received following alarming E Mail
In a media interview, that was
published on 21st March, 2015, Chief Election Commissioner Mr.
H.S.Brahma has said that law is not a panacea for poll ills. Confessing
that money power plays role in elections and business and money are
involved in the election process, he has said that law is
not going to solve any problem and people should be told that in their own
interest , they must vote for the right person.
Obviously, by the above confession, Chief Election Commissioner
expresses his inability to ensure fair poll, which make one wonder as to what
is the Chief Election Commissioner for?
The problem today is not due to
lack of laws but inability and unwillingness of Election Commission to enforce
the law in letter and spirit. Election Commission rarely punishes the
politicians who violate the model code of conduct and often ends up in issuing
warnings which no politician seems to take seriously. Election Commission today
is viewed as a barking dog that seldom bite.
Even when Election
Commission seizes the money that may be meant for bribing during the polls, it
does not follow up the matter and punish the concerned political party but
simply leave the matter to the Income tax authorities. What has the Election
Commission done about the allegation that AAP received Rs 2 crores,
during the recent
Bribing of voters has become the order of the day in several
states including Tamil Nadu. Several such instances have been brought to the
notice of Election Commission during the elections but it has
often ignored them fearing the politicians. This is so, since Election
Commissioners owe their positions to the politicians.
To cut the long story short, one instance is enough to show the
weak approach of the Election Commission. A notorious by election in Tamil
took place in Tirumangalam a few years back, when money was distributed openly
to the voters. The then Chief Election Commissioner himself admitted this
disgusting scenario but he did not move ahead to countermand the poll.
Obviously, he lacked the courage of conviction, in spite of
the fact that the Election Commission is a constitutional body with great
responsibility.
Now, in Tamil Nadu politicians use the term “Tirumangalam
formula”, as one sure method for winning election.
The statement of Chief Election Commissioner that law is inadequate and he is helpless deserves strong criticism and condemnation. Obviously, we need Election Commissioners with greater sense of determination and commitment to the national cause of conducting free and fair elections at any cost.
N.S.Venkataraman
Nandini Voice for the Deprived
1.18 Ruthless criticism of
Modi’s rule
In May 2015 Narendra Modi has completed one year in office of Prime Minister. Suddenly his opponents have started Ruthless criticism of his tenure. How strange the same people never criticized reigns of Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and MM Singh, let alone critically. But then Modi’s supporters can take a cue and carry out such ruthless criticism of past Congress rulers. Would they do that?
2. AROUND
2.1 Dr
Vaibhavi Palsule, Head of department of Politics,
2.2 First tour
has been planned on 28 June. It is expected that more tours will take place
later in the year.
3. BEHAVIOUR OF
CHRISTIANS AND MUSLIMS TODAY
3.1 The Christians
3.1.1
We received following E Mail through FHRS on 16 February
http://www.telegrap hindia.com/ /1060803/ asp/nation/
story_6562131. asp#
Issue
Date: Thursday, August 03, 2006
JOHN MARY
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug. 2: The predominant Catholic Church in Kerala has expressed dismay at the declining numbers of the community and has urged the faithful to stick to the Christian concept of sexuality that blends love and procreation.
In a pastoral letter to be read out during Mass this Sunday, in the year dedicated for family renewal, Syro-Malabar Major Archbishop Cardinal Mar Varkey Vithayathil reminds married couples of the tenets of responsible parenthood, rooted in Christian values.
The letter reflects the mood at the just-concluded synod of
bishops of the Syro-Malabar See, the dominant among the three Catholic churches
in
The synod records with concern the anti-life and selfish tendencies creeping in among the faithful. But apart from that, the demographic anxieties of the community are joblessness and the resultant migration, highly prevalent among Syrian Christians, which have led to the dwindling Syro-Malabar Catholic population.
The last census had shown a decline in the population, especially among Syro-Malabar Catholics and Marthomites.
The church had sought to catch up with the Syrian Catholic Diaspora by establishing dioceses and appointing bishops outside the state and the country. But as demographer K.C. Zachariah infers in one of his studies, the community is facing the “Parsi syndrome”— of fast depleting population, threatening the very existence of the community.
The Syro-Malabar Catholic community’s growth rate from 2001 to 2030 is likely to end up at minus 4.9 per cent whereas Hindus will grow at 11.2 per cent, Muslims at 45.9 per cent and Christians, in general, at 0.2 per cent in Kerala, according to Zachariah.
The church fears that this phenomenon is already seen in the average 1.7 children per Syro-Malabar Catholic family. The cardinal reminds the congregation that the community would face a situation similar to that in European countries, where half the population will comprise the old, who cannot work, by 2050.
Read against the background of the Catholic Church’s pro-life stance, as opposed to the use of contraceptives and abortion, the pastoral letter is a call to beget as many children as possible by married couples who have the resources.
Sex is not merely an instrument of pleasure but integral to procreation, which the church reckons as participating in the holy act of creation.
There’s been a growing tendency among couples in their pursuit of pleasure to opt out of having children, and the pastoral missive traces the malaise to the influence of mass media, globalisation and a perverse view of life, and not lack of wealth or health.
There’s a growing feeling that children are a nuisance to a pleasurable life. Even those who have the resources do not beget for selfish reasons, it says, adding that growing extra and pre-marital relationships and divorce for silly reasons are destroying the sanctity of family life.
Pointing to a general decadence, the letter points out that baptism, birthdays, first Holy Communion, betrothal, weddings and wedding anniversaries have turned into occasions for splurging. Common meals should be savoured in the spirit of the Last Supper, in a spirit of prayer and solidarity in Jesus.
'Kerala will be Islamic State in 20 years'
7/30/2006 3:06:52
PM Pioneer News Service |
Christian leaders in Kerala are foreseeing the possibility of Muslims becoming the majority community in the State in the near future.
Syro-Malabar Church Ernakulam-Angamaly Major Archbishop Cardinal Varkey Vithayathil has said that in 20 years from now, "Kerala will be becoming an Islamic State" if the present trends continue. The Christian spiritual leader, in a recent interview to a web-based pro-Christian magazine stated that the reason for the possibility of Hindus and Christians communities being overtaken by the Muslims population-wise was that the Hindus and Christians are not breeding as prolifically as the Muslims.
Agreeing with the argument that the present trend of
birth-limitation by the Christians could lead to the disappearance of Catholics
in the State, the Cardinal says that the
Muslims are here in an advantageous position as they have "six-eight
children" and also because "they can even have more than one
wife".
Spread of education, contraception,
collapse of the joint family system, assimilation of western culture are the
points Cardinal Varkey sees as reasons for the fall in the population of
Catholics in the State. He implies that such factors do not influence the
Muslims among whom "girls, from an early age, are told that you must
have eight children. More than eight children, it's a special blessing of
Allah."
However, Cardinal Varkey is more
worried about the fall in the population of Catholics in the State than the
possible growth of the Muslims into the single largest community in near
future. He estimates the Catholic population in Kerala at 16 percent as against
the total Catholic population in the country of 1.8 percent. But the
low rate of Christian and Hindu childbirths could lead to a situation where the
Muslims may become the major community in the State in another 2 years. He
says that Catholic doctrines from the West have influenced the Christians of
Kerala and had led to contraception becoming common among them. He points out
that people have no faith in natural family planning. However, this is not
because they want to have more children, but on the contrary they don't trust
the method. "They don't want to risk having a child through natural family
planning," he says.
The Christian leader also says that the expense of educating children is yet another reason for limiting the number of kids to two in Kerala. However, Cardinal Varkey indicates that the church is trying to see whether the numbers can be improved. "We have declared that this will be a year of the family. Now there is an all-out effort to save the family, which is the basic unit of the church and of society.... (as to) Whether we will have more children, I have my doubts because now often husband and wife are working," the Major Archbishop says. Cardinal Varkey, who says that Hindus too have not been prolific with regard to population, indicates that in general, the Indian Hindus hate the idea of limiting population.
Our comments - When Hindu
leaders expressed similar concerns they were ridiculed by Hindus themselves
3.1.2 I recently visited Glenfield
hospital,
3.2 The Muslims
3.2.1 No post mortem of Muslim bodies.
BBC Radio4 has a programme called Sunday on Sunday mornings from 07:10 to 08:00 hrs.
On 15 March Muslims complained about post mortem carried on Muslim bodies. If the dead person has no history of illness his family doctor will not issue a death certificate and Coroner orders a Post mortem examination to establish the cause of death. This takes time. Many times week-ends and bank holidays cause delay. Sometimes suitable medical staff is not available. All this causes anxiety to the relatives. That cannot be helped.
Muslims claimed, “But we are different. Such delays hurt our religious sentiments.”
3.2.1 Urdu
I recently visited
If you visit any public library in
3.2.2 Back to stone age in
Around 1,000 Iranians staged a rally on Friday to demand
that the government fully enforce obligatory rules that women be veiled in
public. The demonstrators, both men and women, protested in central
A defining feature of Iran's
interpretation of Islamic law since the 1979 revolution, hijab obliges women to
cover their hair and much of their body in loose clothing when outside,
regardless of their religion. Hijab is among the practices that religious
leaders and more traditional and conservative Iranians fear are being targeted
by a so-called "soft war" launched by the West against
A dedicated "morality
police" has long handed out fines, verbal notices or even arrested women
it considers are not observing the rules properly. Despite such measures, the
protesters on Friday wanted more responsibility and action from the government
of President Hassan Rouhani, who has expressed a desire to expand social
freedoms -- to the disapproval of hardliners.
"In some parts of the city,
the veils are coming off right now and the full violation of hijab can be
witnessed," Hojjatoleslam Kazem Sediqi said in a Friday prayers speech at
More than 200,000 have used
the Facebook page "Stealthy Freedoms of Women in Iran", launched to
spark a debate on whether women should have the right to choose to wear the
hijab.
The campaign is yet to
generate a reaction from the government. Last week, thousands of religious
conservatives held an unauthorised
protest in
4 Historical
Notes
4.1 How
History gets falsified even today!
Dr
Vinayak Vishwanath Pendse commonly known as Appa Pendse of Pune was a RSS
worker, but left that organisation to concentrate on education and building of
leadership qualities among youth. In 1961 he founded the famous Dnyan
Prabodhini institute and did a wonderful work.
Godbole
met him in January 1982 and gave copies of his research to Dr Pendse. After a
few months Pendse replied that he was very pleased. Unfortunately before
Godbole to respond Pendse died.
His
biography was written in Marathi by Dr Swarnalata Bhishikar, one of Pendse’s
students. A copy was handed over to Godbole after the death of his friend
Hemant Kanitkar (who was a friend of Dr Pendse). Here are some comments and
criticism of that book.
(i) It is
astonishing that there is no mention of date of publication! Pendse died on 19
August 1983 and the copy was donated to Kanitkar on 8 September 1984. So, we
have to assume that the book was published in 1984!!
(ii) The
book is expected to outline Pendse’s social and educational work, but some
important pieces of information are missing which are inexcusable.
(a) Pendse was born in August 1916. Gandhi went to Round Table
Conference in 1931. Accepting the strength and support among Indian people,
British Government asked the Congress Party to send 14 delegates, but Gandhi
insisted that he alone would represent the Congress Party. Even Subhash Chandra
Bose was alarmed!
Moreover
Gandhi nullified all the sacrifices made by the people during the Civil
Disobedience movement by uttering the phrase, “No Swaraj without Hindu-Muslim
unity.”
That made
the unity impossible.
Bose
wrote, “Muslims were surprised by the huge support Hindus gave to Congress
Party and were prepared for a reasonable compromise. Gandhi destroyed all that
by saying, “No Swaraj without Hindu Muslim unity.” This gave Muslims the upper
hand and ultimately led to partition.
At the
RTC other delegates wanted to put their weight before Gandhi, but he refused.
The main
question was – Communal representation. Gandhi simply left it to the British
Prime Minister who gave the Communal Award – highly disadvantageous to Hindus.
Gandhi advised the Congress Party to stay neutral with disastrous consequences
for Hindus in Punjab and
Let us
see a typical example. In the 1945/46 elections, in
(b) After his deceptive fast in
Then he
tried Bhulabhai Desai – Liquat Ali pact which gave Muslims parity with Hindus,
and finally the partition. (are we to think that a 30 year Pendse was unaware
of these events?)
(c) The author is blind to all this treachery of Gandhi. She
shamelessly states on p34, “No one could stop the partition, neither Gandhi nor
RSS or Azad Hind Sena or Indian National Congress. Why?” (as if this was some
kind of natural calamity like hurricane)
During
the crucial 1945/46 elections, RSS supported Congress and NOT Hindu Mahasabha
(HMS). In fact RSS leaders were delighted that HMS failed miserably in the
elections.
Gandhi
had assured Hindus, “Partition of India? Over my dead body!” What happened to
that assurance? (author does not say)
During
elections Congress candidates became more Hindu that those of Hindu Mahasabha.
They promised that they would never agree to partition. (surely a 30 year old
Pendse would have known all this)
(d) By end of March 1947 in all the provinces ruled by
Congress, Public Security Measures Acts were passed which made
3 June
1947 Patel and Nehru accepted partition. The author is blissfully unaware of
this.
If Gandhi
had any morality he would have said to Congress leaders, “You were elected on
the assurance that you will never agree to partition. If you want to go back on
your word, you must resign immediately and seek new elections.”
He did no
such thing.
(e) What the author says about events of 1946/47 is
unbelievable. She says , “ In August 1947 in New Delhi people were rejoicing
independence and Ministers were settling in their positions, Mahatma Gandhi was
in Noakhali wiping tears of unfortunate men women and children.”
Noakhali
massacre took place in October 1946. No mention of the fact that 150,000 Hindu
men, women and children were butchered by Muslims in East Bengal (now
What was
Gandhi doing there AFTER the genocide? That too with protection of 20 police
officers? Author does not know.
Any
person with some sense would have said, “It is the duty of any Government to
maintain Law and order. By allowing 150,000 men women and children to be
massacred, Muslim League Government of Bengal Province has failed in its basic
duty. It should therefore be dismissed by the Governor under section 93 of
Government of India Act 1935.”
Gandhi
did no such thing as Hindus were massacred. So, that was o.k.
(f) Suddenly author says on p34, “Mahatmaji was brutally
murdered.”
He was
simply shot dead by a bullet and collapsed on site. He was not tortured as the
author implies.
(g) Once again in 1950 there was carnage of Hindus in East
Pakistan (now
All these
events must have affected thinking of Dr Pendse. Why does the author not want
to know?
(h)
Nehru’s visit to Pratapgad.
The
author skips many details. In 1957 the question of linguistic re-organisation
of provinces was a hot topic.
were
deserted and hirelings had to be brought in to show some audience. He called
Marathi people monkeys. Congress party became a target of utter hatred. All of
a sudden Yeshvantrao Chavan, the then Chief Minister had a brilliant idea. He
raised a statue of Maratha king Shivaji on the fort of Pratapgad and invited
Nehru for unveiling ceremony.
People
were furious.
That was
the background which author does not tell.
She
depicts as if Nehru was helpless against demonstrators. In fact he had large
number of Police, Home Guards and Military to accompany him.
(Taya
Zenkin, in her book Reporting India gives details of Nehru’s behaviour.
She was reporter of Manchester Guardian at that time)
(i)
Pendse criticizes only Tilak and Savarkar
On pp
55/56 the author gives examples of criticism of Tilak and Savarkar by Dr
Pendse. The author justifies this but does not say if Pendse had similarly
criticized Gandhi / Nehru / Patel. How interesting! Gandhi himself had
confessed to have committed Himalayan blunders. But author did not recollect
any criticism of him or other Congress leaders by Pandse.
This
not what was expected of a former student of Dnyan Prabhodhini
4.2
Our unknown history of dark days of August 1947
Our friend Vidyakar Bhide of Pune read the following news in
Marathi bi-magazine "Pradnyaloka" published from Nagpur.
Dr .Bhagavandas, had published an open circular on 13th October, 1948
making Jawahar Lal Nehru and Sardar Patel alert by giving information of a
conspiracy planned by the Muslim League to assassinate the Ministers
including Nehru and Patel and the office
bearers and hoist the Pakistani Flag on the Red Fort on 10 September,
1947.
All this information was given
by the R.S.S workers. Due to which a necessary action was taken and a
large stock of explosives and ammunition was captured and the calamity
was avoided.
Dr.Bhagavandas was born in
All this information is given by
Shree Dilip Deodhar from
Our comment – Unfortunately history of those dark days
was never written. If RSS had any vision they could have kept quiet, allowed
the massacres to take place and then they and the Indian Army would have wiped
out Muslims. Alas, they never understood that gratitude was never a virtue of
congress leaders.