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Thursday, February 23, 2012


Bal Thackeray arrested, released on bail

  Bal Thackeray arrested, released on bail 

Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray was on Friday arrested and immediately released on bail after a magistrate in Mumbai issued bailable warrant against him for not appearing in the court in a criminal case.
Thackeray is facing the case, filed by a Nationalist Congress Party activist, in Andheri magistrate's court for an allegedly communally provocative speech given a year ago.
"We received the bailable warrant from the court and immediately executed the warrant at Thackeray's residence Matoshree in Bandra at around 1400 hours," Deputy Commissioner of Police R N Tadvi told PTI in Mumbai.
The sessions court had on Thursday granted some reprieve to Thackeray by exempting him from further appearance in the trial.
NCP activist Munna Tripathi had filed the complaint demanding action against Thackeray for making an allegedly communally provocative speech on June 19, 2006 on the occasion of Sena's foundation day. 
The NCP activist also made Saamna daily a party in the case for printing the full text of the speech.
The metropolitan magistrate's court issued a bailable warrant against the 80-year-old Sena patriarch after he failed to turn up in the court.
Thackeray challenged the warrant in the sessions court which, however, ordered the execution of the warrant. Earlier this week, Tripathi came back to the sessions court, complaining no action had been taken on the earlier order.
The sessions court on Thursday asked the police to execute the warrant by going to Thackeray's residence. http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/sep/21sena.htm 

Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray arrested, released on bail

PTI Sep 21, 2007, 08.18pm IST
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray was on Friday arrested and immediately released on bail after a magistrate here issued bailable warrant against him for not appearing in the court in a criminal case.
Thackeray is facing the case, filed by a NCP activist, in Andheri Magistrate's Court for an allegedly communally provocative speech given a year ago. 

Arrest Bal Thackeray, Raj under National Security Act: Ramvilas Paswan 

Attacking top leaders of Shiv Sena and MNS for its tirade against North Indians, the LJP today demanded the arrest of its chiefs under the National Security Act (NSA) for fanning divisive sentiments in Maharashtra.
"The uncle and nephew (Bal Thackeray and Raj Thackeray) are violating the principles laid down in the Constitution. They are virtually engaging in anti-national activities by fanning divisive sentiments and they deserve to be arrested under National Security Act," Lok Janshakti Party chief Ramvilas Paswan said here.
Taking potshots at the Congress, the LJP chief said he wondered why the party appeared so helpless when it came to taking action against Shiv Sena and MNS.
"Congress has a government at the Centre as well as in the state in alliance with NCP. I do not understand why the Central and the state government are so helpless. The government, especially the state government, is not taking as much action as it should have taken," Paswan alleged.
He was responding to questions on AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi's remarks in Patna yesterday that he will not remain silent if people from Bihar and UP are made to suffer in Maharashtra, arguing that any citizen of the country can live and work anywhere in the country.
Paswan however evaded a direct reply when asked whether it was a political stunt by Gandhi in view of the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, saying, "I do not know what it is."

Pakistan to India: Arrest terrorist Bal Thackeray

Bal Thackeray should be handed over to Pakistan to face trial
Comparing Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray with wanted Jamaat-ud-Daawa (JuD) chief Hafeez Muhammad Saeed Pakistan wants New Delhi to take action against the Bal Thackery–the leader of a bigoted organization that routinely spouts venom against Pakistan. Mr. Bal Thackery is wanted for murder in Pakistan.
Wanted dead or alive Bal Thackery
During an interaction with a visiting India media delegation here, Foreign Office spokesperson Abdul Basit was asked as to why Islamabad was dragging its feet on taking action against Saeed despite India providing numerous dossiers, which nails his direct involvement in the Mumbai carnage.
“I don’t hold brief for Hafiz Saeed. We arrested him. Have you arrested Bal Thackeray for making hate speeches against Pakistan,” Basit replied.
Commenting on India’s consistent claims that the groups like the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were still running terror training camps inside Pakistan’s boundary, he said Islamabad is ready to take on those camps if exact information is shared with it.
Basit reiterated Islamabad’s demand for re-starting the stalled composite dialogue with India, saying such talks had proved to be of great help in building confidence between the two neighbouring countries.
“It helped us sign prior notification of missile trials, it helped us in ceasefire and to agree on confidence building measures on Kashmir. It created a congenial atmosphere as well,” the spokesperson said.
Basit also pointed out that disputes like Siachen could not be settled unilaterally.
“We had made enormous progress on Siachen and Sir Creek. These issues can be handled quickly if the dialogue is resumed,” he said.
He also objected to India’s hardened stance on the resumption of the
composite dialogue, saying its better not to engage in any form of deliberation than to add ‘pre-conditions’ to composite talks.
Basit also condemned India for labelling happenings in Kashmir as a ‘terrorist struggle’, and said Pakistan would never accept those claims.
Bal Thackeray continues to publish inflammatory editorials in his party’s newsletter, Sâmna (Confrontation). When explaining his views on Hindutva he has conflated Islam with violence and has called for Hindus to “fight terrorism and fight Islam.” In an interview that is published in Suketu Mehta’s book titled Maximum City, he advocates the hanging of Indian Muslims and mass expulsion of Muslim migrants from neighbouring Bangladesh. One of his more acerbic statements needs attention: “They [Muslims] are spreading like a cancer and should be operated on like a cancer. The…country should be saved from the Muslims and the police should support them [Hindu Maha Sangh] in their struggle just like the police in Punjab were sympathetic to the Khalistanis.”
Moreover, Thackeray had criticised and challenged the Indian Muslims through his party newspaper, Sâmna, when the 16th century Babri Masjid was demolished by members of the Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the northern town of Ayodhya, on December 6, 1992. The razing of the mosque was followed by mass killing and genocide of the Muslims. The Justice Srikrishna Commission of Enquiry, which investigated the communal riots in Mumbai, named Thackeray for sparking anti-Muslim violence that had led to more than 1,000 deaths in several ensuing riots.
The Srikrishna Commission found that Thackeray was personally responsible, not only for inciting the mobs through his incendiary speeches, but also directly coordinating the movement of the rioters. In a deposition before the Srikrishna Commission a witness alleged Thackeray coordinated much of the January 1993 Mumbai carnage. Yuvraj Mohite claimed: “Balasaheb ordered that not one Muslim be left alive to stand in the witness box, and asked his men to send the additional police commissioner, A A Khan, to his Allah.” Balaji later announced: “I am proud of what my boys have done. We had to retaliate and we did. If it was not for us, no one would have controlled the Muslims.” He has since made more inflammatory statements regarding Muslims, and reiterated his desire for Hindus to unite across linguistic barriers and to see “a Hindustan for Hindus” and to “bring Islam in this country down to its knees.”
Bal Thackeray anoints grandson Aditya into politics
on October 18th, 2010



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Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Sunday night formally anointed grandson Aditya into politics by presenting him a ceremonial sword as a crowd of over 200,000 cheered lustily.
A surprisingly robust and healthy looking Thackeray, accompanied by Aditya, arrived at the Shiv Sena Dussehra rally at the historic Shivaji Park grounds, even as his son and Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray wound up his 45-minute-long address.
First, the three generations of the Thackeray family garlanded a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji before Thackeray was escorted to his ‘throne’.
After the usual round of garlands, Aditya stood before him, clad in a simple blue kurta with sleeves rolled up to the elbows and dark trousers.
Thackeray handed his grandson a gleaming sword and touched his forehead, while Aditya bent and touched his feet. Thackeray also presented a bouquet of flowers to the 20-year-old.
Aditya then sought his father Udhav’s blessings by touching his feet.
He then came forward on the stage, raised the sword and waved it to the cheering crowds, then bowed before the gathering and syumbolically sought their blessings.
Belying expectations, Aditya did not make a speech and the stage was left for his father and grandfather.
Flanked on his right by former leader of opposition in the state assembly Ramdas Kadam and on the left by ex-chief minister and former Lok Sabha speaker Manohar Joshi, Aditya sat throughout the two-hour function and listened attentively to the speeches of the two senior Thackerays.
In his 45-minute speech, Bal Thackeray said that Aditya had progressed in the party by his deeds and urged partymen to encourage and support him. 

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Shah Rukh Deserves Nishaan-E-Pakistan: Bal Thackeray
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGyvXtrFgxU&feature=player_embedded
Watch Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray praising Pak cricketer Javed Miandads famous sixer, when the latter called on him at Matoshree in 2004. Raj and Uddhav Thackeray were also present. Says Udhav, his father had refused to allow Pak players to play in India despite Miandads request.
Bal Thackeray`s Granddaughter Married With Muslim Guy
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Thursday, February 23, 2012


We hate Bal/Raj Thackeray - " D Terrorists "

We hate Bal/Raj Thackeray - " D Terrorists "

My name is Bal/Raj Thackeray and i am a terrorist....

Partition of India: As soon as India became “free” (1947) from the British rule, the country got divided on religious lines into “Hindu India” and “Muslim Pakistan”. Then India was again divided on linguistic basis.

Bombay dominated by North Indians: But the different “nations” living inside “Hindu India” are slowly but gradually erupting to assert themselves. The killing of the Bihari gunman in a Bombay city bus shoot-out dramatically brings out the boiling anger in the hearts of the poor, oppressed Marathi “low castes” against the domination of Bombay by the North Indian Hindi-speakers.

We know Bombay very well and lived in the city three times. Bombay is the capital of the Marathi-speaking Maharashtrians but controlled by the Punjabis, Gujaratis, Sindhis, Marwadis — all upper castes. The Maharashtrains are mostly working as slaves. The Hindi-speaking UP and Bihari fellows also constitute the working class — all “low castes”.

In the early 60’s, the cartoonist-turned Hindu terrorist leader, Bal Thackeray, exploited the anger of the poor, “low caste” Maharashtrians by attacking the South Indian (read Udupi) hotels. The owners of the hotels were neither upper castes nor millionaires like the Punjabis, Sindhis, Marwadis and Gujaratis. But the attack on hotels then helped hoist Thackeray, a Kayasth, as a powerful leader of the Marathi “low caste” lumpen proletariat.

Brahmins hate Thackeray: Bal Thackeray never spoke against or attacked the real owners of Bombay city in the film, stock market, business, trade, commerce, industry. Rather, he attacked the Udupi hotels, collected money from them but protected the North Indian multi-millionaires. To keep his ill-gotten wealth running into hundreds of crores, he aligned with the Hindu terrorist RSS-BJP parties although the Brahmins controlling these parties always hated Bal Thackeray who has now become too old and weak.
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Thursday, February 23, 2012


Role of bal thakrey in babri majisd

COMMUNAL POLITICS CLIMAX AND DOWNFALL 
OCTOBER 1-15, 2005 - BY ASGHAR ALI ENGINEER.
ROLE OF BAL THAKREY IN BABRI MAJISD 

Communal politics, being highly emotional, is heady and creates strong illusion of success. Those who indulge in communal politics create emotional hysteria among their followers. However, every observer of such politics knows that such hysteria does not last long and disappears as quickly as it creates such hysteria. It is like strong heady wine. We in India have had many experiences such emotional politics.
The best example is that of partition hysteria. The Muslim League had no concrete programme of action. It had one point programme: creation of Pakistan. The direct action day resulted in massacre of thousands of people. Well, Pakistan did come into existence at the cost of one million lives and it could never become a democracy, let alone a stable democracy. And soon Muslim League disappeared from the scene, a Party which created a country did not survive longer than a decade. Even when it was revived later during Zia-ul-Haq's time it could not capture the imagination of the people. It remained almost a dead horse. It was Pakistan People's Party (PPP) which became very popular in late sixties and early seventies.
Pakistan was also a heady wine for a section of Muslims in pre-independence India. But it did not bring any concrete benefit to Muslim masses. Only the elite benifted. It is important to note that though communal hysteria is created in the masses but it benefits politically and economically only the elite of the community. The masses are ultimately left high and dry. Masses are made to believe that the movement is for them and they often sacrifice their lives under that illusion. After the hysteria they realise that they were used as an instrument.
When I was investigating the Ahmedabad riots of 1981, which deeply affected the dalits too, some dalit leaders told me that now we have understood the game of the BJP and they use us as instruments for their politics. Now we will refuse to become their hatha (instrument) and kill Muslims. But communal politics is quite heady and these poor dalits again became their instrument in 1992 and 2002.
The late eighties saw communal politics at its height in India. The BJP which had adopted sober programme in 1980 (of secularism and Gandhian socialism) lost 1984 elections very badly and could get as less as two seats in Parliament. Then the BJP began to play communal game with a vengeance and by 1990 created a hysteria among the Hindu masses (especially the OBCs and Dalits) on the issue of Ram temple. The slogan mandir wahin banaenge (we will construct Ram temple there only i.e. at the site of Babri Masjid) successfully created mass hysteria along the Hindus and a sense of great insecurity among Muslims.
The BJP began to touch new heights, especially in the Hindi heartland in 1990 when L.K.Advani took out Rath Yatra for arousing mass hysteria among the Hindus. Many secularists had then pointed out that the Rath Yatra was undertaken to counter the promulgation of the implementation of Mandal Commission as its implementation had created great enthusiasm among the lower caste Hindus and they were going to lend massive support to Mr. V.P. Singh, the then Prime Minister and the BJP wanted to win over these low caste Hindus. The BJP had no economic or welfare programme for them which V.P. Singh had so it played the mandir card to create mass hysteria among them.
You need an 'other' and particularly a 'religious other' against whom such a hysteria can be created. For Muslim League it was the Hindu and for the BJP the Muslim. Muslims were transformed into an enemy, which need to be attacked. Muslims were projected as descendents of Babar who was an invader and so the slogan babar ki aulad jao Pakistan aur Qabrastan (O! children of Babar go to Pakistan or to qabrastan). Muslims could be easily targeted as there is long history behind that and so it was easy to create a mass hysteria against them.
Mr. L.K. Advani became an instant hero and wherever he went during his rath yatra he attracted large number of people. And not only Advani but also other leaders like Sadhvi Rithambara and Uma Bharti who became star attraction as they spewed poison against Muslims and Rithambara did in even sexually suggestive language. Also, there was back ground to it. The people of India were tired of long Congress role and the Congress leaders became synonymous with corruption and Mr. Advani and others projected the Congress as a "party with a difference", a clean party which could provide alternative to the Congress misrule. And Muslims were projected as the "pampered minority and responsible for keeping the Congress in power.
Thus Muslims could be doubly targeted in creating a mass hysteria. They were children of those who demolished their temples, particularly the Ram temple at Ayodhya and those who were responsible for keeping the corrupt Congress in power. The BJP thus came to power though with the help of other 'secular' allies. And now mass hysteria began to recede as it happened in the case of Muslim League in Pakistan.
Now the BJP had to face hard realities of ruling over the country. Neither it could do anything for constructing the temple nor it could maintain its party with a difference" which it had so assiduously projected. The mass hysteria was over and hard realities were staring in its face. Also being in coalition it had to follow the coalition dharma (coalition religion) and it could not afford to antagonise its 'secular' partners. Thus it could neither satisfy its extremist friends among Hindutvawadis, nor could it satisfy its secular friends and supporters. It could not deliver on any front.
Sometimes it had to boost up its extremist image and some times its moderate one. The extremists became more extremists creating un-resolvable dilemmas. The VHP wanted temple to be constructed and BJP would not only loose its other allies but would also defy constitutional provisions by defying law courts, if it at all tried to construct the Ram Temple. Caught in this dilemma the BJP fast lost its image even as a Hindutva party, let alone a party with clean image. The media exposed several scandals of corruption.
The communal forces succeed in raising such mass hysteria but soon get thoroughly discredited and no amount of efforts can revive them. The people feel cheated by them and they loose all support and even begun to disintegrate. The BJP is facing similar dilemma today. Mr. Advani, who was the main architect of BJP's image building is being asked to quit his job as the President of that party. His exit is really disgraceful for him. The RSS and VHP hotheads are extracting their pound of flesh. Advani's remarks about Jinnah's secularism can hardly be swallowed by extremists. They do not think; they only believe in some dogmas and for them Jinnah is a villain in toto and cannot be thought of otherwise. But that is not the only reason for Advani's exit. But the Jinnah controversy provided an excuse which the Sangh Parivar was looking for.
Mr. Narendra Modi's fate is no different either. He also used the technique of mass hysteria to win the Gujarat assembly elections with two-third majority. The whole Sangh Parivar celebrated his victory and Modi began to be projected as a role model for entire Parivar. The young leaders of Sangh Parivar even said that we have found a model for winning elections (i.e. massacre minorities, create hysteria and win elections) and we will use this model to win elections in other states.
But soon they were in for a shock. Let alone others Narendra Modi began to loose his following among his own Party members. The mass hysteria soon evaporated and Narendra Modi's dictatorial ways alienated his followers. The dissidents from his party are now demanding his resignation or removal from the chief ministership of Gujarat. His communal oratorical skills are of no help to him. So far he has been protected by Shri L.K.Advani but now Mr. Advani himself is in serious trouble.
Thus from great hero Modi is fast sliding towards political oblivion. People like Advani or Narendra Modi have nothing to be proud of nor will they ever be remembered for any positive contribution towards greatness of India. If anything they will be remembered for causing deaths of hundreds of innocent people through their provocative speeches. Even Shri A.B. Vajpayee is not likely to go down in history as a sober statesman though he aspires to be one. He failed to show courage of conviction to take action against Narendra Modi when he was provoking carnage against minorities.
The fate of Shiv Sena, another communal outfit from Maharashtra is no different. It once proudly claimed to be the only genuine Hindutvawadi party and Bal Thackeray even claimed publicly that his boys struck first blow at Babri Masjid. Today Shiv Sena is in deep trouble. It also came to power by trashing minorities and was responsible for Mumbai riots of 1992-93 which had, like the Gujarat riots of 2002, had shaken the conscience of the whole nation.
Bal Thackeray's hold on the Marathi people has been seriously weakened. His followers whom he took great pride in, are deserting him. It is a sinking ship now. Its vote base is being fast eroded. It may soon find itself on the margins of Maharashtra politics. Its strong holds are crumbling.
Thus it will be seen that o political party can survive on communal fare for long. Like a heady wine it goes up fast but then declines even faster. Such parties do not have any base or even ideals to claim people's support. Hate politics has serious limitations.

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Thursday, February 23, 2012


Bal Thackeray`s Granddaughter Married With Muslim Guy



 

Mumbai: Chief of Hindu extremist political party Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's granddaughter Neha married a Muslim Gujarati guy in Mumbai on December 4, India media reported.
Neha is the daughter of Bal Thackeray's eldest son late Bindumadhav. Neha has married Manan, son of an old friend of Bindumadhav and Raj Thackeray. The marriage has further cemented the family's bond with the MNS leader.
Mannan is the son of Bindumadhav and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray's old mutual friend.
The entire family, excluding Bal Thackeray, attended the wedding at Hotel Taj Lands End.
Meanwhile, there is a speculation in media circles that the Thackeray's son-in-law converted to Hinduism sometime back, but the family has denied the reports.
Reports have it that Raj Thackeray and family were also present at the reception. Raj Thackeray, too, attended the reception, along with his wife and sons, reports said.
The Shiv Sena patriarch watched his party bite the dust yesterday in its Konkan stronghold, routed by a former Sainik.
But the threat to Thackeray's ideology seems to be coming from closer home. On Sunday, his nephew's daughter Neha Gupte, 25, married Mohammad Nabi, 27. The wedding was kept a secret from his famous mama by Vilas Gupte.
"I haven't had the courage to tell him yet, but I'm sure Bal mama will bless the couple," said Gupte, an anxious but proud father, at the reception.
By all available reports, the bride converted to Islam and had a nikaah three months ago at Bandra (West), a posh Mumbai suburb.
Thackeray lives close by, in Bandra (East), recently declared Mumbai's dirtiest area by the municipal corporation.
"They had the nikaah three months ago in Bandra, which was attended by Neha's friends," confirmed Mohammed Qayoom, the groom's brother.
The bride and her father are denying the conversion. Asked if she changed her religion for the nikaah as is mandatory, Neha smiled and said: "I don't need to convert, I have a very adjusting husband."
Haji Afzal Hussain Khan, the bridegroom's father, said: "They did have a nikaah. Frankly, it depends on the girl's family when they want to tell him (Thackeray)."
Neha and Mohammed Nabi, both physiotherapists, met a year and a half ago at a private clinic in Kurla. They fell in love and decided to tie the knot. "But the family took some time to come around," admitted the couple.
Gupte does not think there could be a permanent falling out between his family and the Thackerays over Neha's marriage. "I'm sure when I do tell him, Bal mama will accept it like the rest of us have."
Neha and Nabi had a registered marriage on Sunday followed by a reception at Wadala, central Mumbai. The bride looked radiant in her red-and-gold zari sari beside her handsome groom in a beige suit.
Gupte's mother and the Sena boss are first cousins. "One of the reasons I kept the news of the wedding from Bal mama was that we did not want to trouble them during the election campaign."
The Sena lost both bypolls held on Saturday, with its Malwan candidate losing his deposit to ex-Sainik Narayan Rane.
The marriage is significant because of Thackeray's past. A saffron supporter, he would denounce Muslims as "Pakade" (Pakistan-backers). In 1999, the Supreme Court barred him from voting in or contesting elections for inciting Hindu-Muslim riots.
Given this, it is but natural that Gupte has not told his uncle. "But I will, at the earliest," he said
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Thursday, February 23, 2012


SRI KRISHNA COMMISSION REPORT


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Srikrishna Commission Report
By M. Hanif Lakdawala
One of the parameters to judge a civilized society is its impartial judiciary and application of law equally to one and all, no innocent being punished and none of the guilty, howsoever high and mighty, spared.

The family members of 1,500 people killed, 1,829 injured and 165 missing in the gruesome riots of December 1992, and January 1993 in Mumbai are denied justice till this date. A society which denies justice to its citizens cannot be called just and civilized.

Setting up commissions of inquiry is a knee-jerk response by those in authority whenever they anticipate a building-up of public outrage. The public in turn has become cynical of these commissions and their reports.

In the case of B.N. Srikrishna commission report, however, the citizens cannot afford to be cynical. The psyche of the city after the 1992-1993 riots had been ruptured. Mumbai, till then a land of opportunity and amity between the different strata of the society, turned out to be a requiem for a voice of sanity and peaceful co-existence, after the riots.

Inspite of the Shiv-Sena Government's efforts-to, first put the report in cold storage, then a shameful act of maligning the character of an honest and an upright judge by playing communal card, the truth has come out in open exposing the perpetrators of the holocaust to public scrutiny.

The commission has submitted its report in two volumes. The first consists of seven chapters, covering the background leading to the riots of December 1992 and January 1993 and gives its finding and recommendations commensurate with its terms and reference.

Volume II of the report discusses the evidential nuances and detailed narration of events, in respect to 26 police stations under the jurisdiction of the Mumbai Police Commissionerate.

Besides, it contains the analysis of the statements by political leaders, journalists and certain police officers.

Displaying exemplary courage, justice B.N. Srikrishna has produced a report that is unflinching in its conclusion that it has implicated the Shivsena and its leadership in the Mumbai riots of 1992-93. The report has squarely blamed Shivsena supremo Bal Thackeray, who commanded his loyal Shiv Sainiks to retaliate by organised attacks against Muslims.

Equally important was the Srikrishna's report's indictment of the Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Joshi, and M.P. Mr. Madhukar Sarotdar for their defence of the sort of incendiary propaganda that ignited the riots of January 1993 in their exposition of a "doctrine of retaliation" suggesting the "Shivsena's terror" was the "true guarantee of the safety of citizens".

As expected, justice B.N. Srikrishna does not spare the Congress for its "vacillation", "effete political leadership", and for allowing factional feuds to fuel the mayhem that tore Mumbai's social fabric asunder. Both Mr. Sharad Pawar, the then defence minister and his adversary, Mr. Sudhakarrao Naik, the Chief Minister, are hauled up in the report.

Justice Srikrishna had a detailed analysis of police role during the 1992-93 riots. In his report he has indicted 15 police officers including then joint commissioner of police R.D. Tyagi, and 16 police constables for their 'delinquency' during the riots.

The commission has traced the roots of the riots to L.K. Advani's Rathyatra and the celebration of the demolition of Babri Masjid by some Hindus. The commission has taken exception to certain slogans like "mandir vahee-banayenge" and "Is desh mein rehana hoga to Vande Mataram Khana hoga".

For the riot's victims, the Srikrishna commission has held a significance that goes beyond the merely therapeutic. It remains the last hope of a traumatised populace for settling the record straight, for identifying loopholes in the administration and above all, for securing justice.

Of the Maharashtra government's logic of 'Let bygones be by gones', justice Srikrishna opines that, "By that logic, you would have to scrap the entire criminal law. It is based on the theory of retribution -identify the criminal and punish him. As a judge it is my duty to see that the guilty are punished. If a judge says, "Let bygones be bygones", he is abdicating his responsibility."

British, Jurist Sir Cyril Salmon, in a lecture on 'Tribunals of inquiry' had observed that in all countries, certainly in those which enjoy freedom of speech and free press, moments occur .. causing a nation-wide crisis of confidence in the integrity of public life.. when it does, it is essential that public confidence should be restored, for without it no democracy can long survive.. " Indisputably, the Mumbai riots of 1992-93 constituted such a moment.

There is a conspicuous tendency within political and official circles to minimise the scale of the murder, mayhem, arson and sheer human suffering in the riotous anarchy which convulsed Mumbai during 1992-93 communal riots.

Regrettably, most of the criminal cases lodged during the riots by the police were abruptly closed pending the commission's report. Action against errant police officers was also withheld on the same grounds. Justice Srikrishna, has now said that the time has come for "retribution" and for the guilty to be exposed.

Laxity in enforcing the writ of the law and meting out the punishment prescribed by the law will send out all the wrong signals to both law-breakers and law enforcers all over the country.

Yet it needs to be re-emphasised that the enforcement of the law and due process is almost entirely depending upon the pressure of public opinion, because given half a chance, politicians and policemen-who one can safely assume are guilty of dereliction of duty, if not worse-will scuttle or ignore the commission's recommendations. It is for the people of this great country to build up enough pressure through peaceful means to ensure that justice is not only done but also seen to be done.

The irony is that the individuals and the party accused of committing the crime are in power. It is up to them to act upon the recommendations of the Srikrishna commission and punish the guilty. The Sena-BJP alliance government, instead of making expiation for their sins, is busy offering oblations and paying obeisance to their Chief Bal Thackeray.

Democracy means the ruler must serve the interest of citizens. In a republic, there are no divine rights. To preserve the pluralistic nature of our social and political order, and by that same token, ensure that fanatics, irrespective of their religious affiliations, are kept on a tight leash, can only be achieved through providing justice to all, at any cost. Only justice can act as an anodyne for our fractured social fabric.


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Demand for the Implementation of Srikrishna Commission Report
Prof. Dr. Mumtaz Ali Khan
Srikrishna Commission Report is a well argued, well evidenced and thought-provoking document produced by Justice Srikrishna, a God fearing, socially sensitive and judiciously conscious judge of the High Court of Mumbai. The Commission was set up primarily to look into the causes, courses and consequences of the riots which disfigured the fair image of the cosmopolitan city of Mumbai in December 1992 and January 1993. This commission was set up by the Congress government in Maharashtra. The Report was submitted to the present BJP-Shiva Sena combined government of Maharashtra.

This Report which was reluctantly laid on the table of the houses of Maharashtra Legislature has become a controversial one. It is equally significant as it contains many pertinent sociological inputs. It exposes the deeply poisoned mind and foul hands of some activists of BJP-Shiva Sena. It upholds the great social and moral values that the vast majority of Hindus have retained despite the riots initiated by some Muslims and Hindus. The tolerance preached by the broad philosophy of great sages and scriptures of the Hindus is now seen practised by a vast majority of them.

Let me analyse in brief the reactions of the press and people at large to the contents of the Report. What are the reactions of the various political parties? In general, as said earlier, the vast majority of the Hindu intellectuals have condemned the unruly behaviour of the Shiva Sena, namely Bal Thackeray, who alone is responsible for the well planned and executed attacks on the Muslims. The heavy losses in terms of both lives and properties are said to be unprecedented. All the political parties barring Shiva Sena BJP have outrightly condemned them and appreciated the commission. The press which reflects the realities of the society has condemned them. Thus, the Report of Srikrishna is accepted by the whole nation barring a microscopic section of the Hindu population.

The prejudice of Shiva Sena BJP is seen from the two decisions of the Maharashtra government run by Shiva Sena BJP. This government had dissolved the commission itself on frivolous grounds as it knew the music it had to face when the Report was out. It is only the great Atal Bihari Vajpayee during his first short lived tenure as the Prime Minister who asked the Maharashtra government to allow the commission to renew its work. Perhaps Shiva Sena might be cursing Vajpayee today.

The Report is simply rejected by the Shiva Sena BJP government on the ground that it is "Pro-Muslim and anti-Hindu". There cannot be anything more absurd and illogical than this. How can Srikrishna be pro-Muslim? It is true that his reasoning is virtually opposed to that of this combined ruling party. While the former is a judge free from biases and prejudices, the latter are just the opposite. While Srikrishna says that the main provocation for the Muslims was the demolition of Babri Masjid and this provocation was spontaneous, the Shiva Sena BJP rulers say that they have a different understanding of the genesis. It argues that the special civil code for the minorities, the reversal of the Supreme Court Judgment in Shah Bano Case, the Muslim opposition to the signing of Vande Mataram, the use of loud speakers for Namaz, honorarium granted for the Maulvis and the concessions given for the Haj pilgrims and so on are the real causes for the bitterness among the Hindus.

These feelings are confined to the BJP Siva Sena groups only and as such do not vouch for the entire Hindus. No other group or party has ever raised these issues so far. In fact, Muslims in general are not demanding subsidy for the Haj. Muslims want honest implementation of the various constitutional rights and safeguards for them. If they demand and if the government does it, how does this assume communal colour?

It is of great importance to point out what some great Hindus have said about this controversy. Mr. Tushar Gandhi, the great-grand-son of Mahatma Gandhi, the apostle of peace and harmony, filed a public interest writ petition in Mumbai High Court for directing the Maharashtra government and the Director General of Police to register Criminal cases against all those responsible for the 1992-93 riots. He has argued that the government cannot summarily dismiss the Report and the remarks made against Srikrishna are highly derogatory, contemptuous and unjustified.

Former Mumbai High Court Judge Justice H. Suresh has said "Srikrishna Report is a fair document and it was prepared on the evidence which was brought before justice Srikrishna. He has further said, (with reference to Bal Thackeray) "Today, even a former Prime-Minister like P.V. Narasimha Rao can be prosecuted, a former Chief Minister like Laloo Prasad Yadav can be prosecuted, US President Bill Clinton can be prosecuted". He means thereby why not Bal Thackeray be prosecuted.

In sum, if rule of law has to prevail, the Central government should dismiss the present Maharashtra Government, and ensure legal processes against the culprits not merely for the riots but also for insulting justice Srikrishna. The report and also the reactions of the secular Hindu leaders and the press should make Muslims in particular throughout the world realise that Hindus in general are the well-wishers of Muslims who are safe in their hands.


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Minority Groups on Srikrishna Report
By Andalib Akhter
NEW DELHI : At least 300 minority groups from Maharashtra have jointly petitioned the Supreme Court against the state government's rejection of the Srikrishna commission report finding on the 1992-93 Mumbai riots.

Named as "Action committee for the implementation of Srikrishna commission report" the petition filed on August 21, seeks a direction from the court to declare invalid, the Maharashtra government's, "memorandum of action to be taken" on Srikrishna report. By that memorandum, the state government had rejected the Srikrishna report and declared it as "biased".

The committee also appealed the supreme court to abolish the Article 3(4) of Inquiry Commission Act, which enables the government to reject the commission without any reason.

The action committee also seeks direction from the SC that the victims of Mumbai riots be given compensation as was done in case 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

Later addressing a press conference the spokesman of the Action Committee Mr. C.M. Ibrahim said the rejection of the commission report by the Maharashtra government was a unusual step.

He said by rejecting a report prepared by a judge of High Court and terming it biased the state government has insulted the judiciary.

By terming the report anti-Hindu, the state government wanted to give a communal colour to the issue.

Meanwhile Maharashtra Chief Minister Manohar Joshi on Aug 24 said here that he would prefer to resign than to take action against Bal Thackery and Shiv Sainks.
The Big Picture

Bal Thackeray’s end, a win for Mumbai

By Sanjay Kumar Published: November 19, 2012
He has been a merchant of fear and it is this fear that stalked the streets of Mumbai since the news of his serious illness became public. PHOTO: AFP
Finally Bal Thackeray succumbs to his own fear – fear of his own death.
If there is one word that defines this rabid Hindu nationalist it is ‘fear’. It is to his credit that this cartoonist turned religious fundamentalist and rabble rouser maintained his hold over Mumbai for almost five decades on the basis of fear. Thackeray’s strength was not the ideology that his political group, Shiv Sena, espouses, but fear that his party ignites amongst his supporters and cadres.
That’s why it’s difficult to characterise this man as a politician or a leader. The outpourings of obituaries and condolences after his death on Saturday are very confusing for many who have not followed Thackeray’s political trajectory. But those who know his life history understand that this saffron clad man was more notorious than popular.
‘Don’, ‘Tiger of Mumbai’, ‘Bala saheb’ and so on were the popular names by which this man was commonly known, who died after prolonged illness at the age of 86.
A Hindi movie few years ago, named “Sarkar” depicts him as a city mafia who competes with other of his ilk’s to control the political and economic space of Bombay, which became Mumbai when Thackeray’s Shiv Sena managed to cobble up a majority in alliance with the Hindu right, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the dark ages of the 90s when religious polarisation reached its height in the aftermath of the demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992.
Merchant of fear
The Shiv Sena supremo defies the normal political description which would characterise a majority of the Indian politicians. He was not a by-product of the mainstream democratic tradition but an aberration. That’s the reason despite being in the business of politics for almost five decades, he could never become a normal politician. He remained the prisoner of an image; the image of a mafia don who wanted to control a big city on the basis of guns and goons.
He could not take the mantle of regional leadership despite being in politics since 1966. In his home state, Maharashtra Sharad Pawar, the leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), is known as a regional satrap but no one ever described Thackeray as a regional leader despite forming his political party four decades before Pawar formed his own.
His method of public mobilisation has never been political campaigning or selling a vision. He has been a merchant of fear and it is this fear that stalked the streets of Mumbai since the news of his serious illness became public.
Balasaheb Thackeray practiced politics which were a mixture of rabid Hindu fundamentalism and regional chauvinism. When he started his political journey in late 60s he raised the issue of non Maharashtrian’s settlement in the Mumbai city, a city of dreams.
The Shiv Sena instigated violence against the settlers, mostly the South Indians and Gujratis, who came in search of jobs and opportunities, to the metropolis. On top of that his anti Muslim communal campaign further accentuated Sena’s identity.
This politics of hate was in full display in 1992, when Thackeray’s inspired hate campaign claimed more than 1000 Muslim lives in one of the worst religious violence outbreaks against the minority in the big metropolis.
The injustice done to the minority Muslims, the violence perpetrated against the community and complete lack of inaction on the part of the government against the Hindu fundamentalists led to the serial blasts in 1993 that claimed many lives. Thackeray played a prominent role in both these events.
Past these events, Mumbai could not remain the same.
Bal Thackeray stands accused of vitiating the cultural and emotional ambience of the city. He stands accused of negating the rich history of social reform movements and freedom struggles that the state of Maharashtra was known for.
The legacy
He leaves behind a bad legacy in the name of Raj Thackeray, who is more brazen than his notorious uncle.
While his uncle targeted South Indians, the nephew is targeting people from Eastern India for making Mumbai their home and a nest for their dreams. He let loose his goons on the hapless people in the same way as the senior Thackeray used to do throughout his public career.
Narendra Modi is an illegitimate political child of Bala saheb’s crude political conduct. The Chief Minister of Gujarat, and senior BJP leader, seems to have been inspired by Thackeray who managed to dodge laws despite being responsible for killing so many people in his long career as a Shiv Sena leader.
Sri Krishna Commission, set up after the 1992 riots in Mumbai directly blames Thackeray and his group for killing at least 1,000 Muslims, and yet, he remained to live a peaceful life, scot free of any threats or repercussions throughout his life.
Modi, who allegedly presided over the death of hundreds of Muslims in 2002, remains a survivor despite damning political and moral indictment. He, on the contrary, is dreaming to become the Prime Minister of the country.
If Raj Thackeray and Narendra Modi, along with their uncouth brand of followers are the real inheritors of Bal Thackeray’s ideological legacy then one can only imagine what kind of personality the founder of Shiv Sena was. One can also imagine what kind of dent such an individual, with his own organisation and ideas can make in a secular and democratic society.
Star quality
Although Thackeray had his own rabid cadres to massage his ego, some of the well-known personalities tried to give him a legitimacy that such an individual definitely did not deserve. These personalities and stars seem to have quid pro-quo relationships with the ‘sarkar’. ‘Sarkar’ would protect their business and Bollywood interests, and in return the stars would give legitimacy to him and his work, which otherwise would not have come to him.
Amitabh Bachchan, the popular star of the Mumbai film industry, is good in this trade off. His popular poet father, Hariwansh Rai Bachchan, dedicated all his muses for religious syncretism and secular traditions of the country, but the son has shown a remarkable ambivalence on this issue.
When no major star or public personality would like to be seen in the company of Narendra Modi, this superstar not only became his votary but also the brand ambassador of a state which has largely segregated its minority population, where hundreds still cry for justice for the irreparable loss they suffered in 2002.
For Bachchan, Bala saheb was also an epitome of virtue and one of the kindest human souls to have existed on this earth. He and his son even braved a surging crowd to meet the critically ailing Shiv Sena patriarch.
But no amount of legitimacy and approval can acquit Bala saheb from the sin and crime that he committed on hundreds of hapless citizens of the country.
It is a matter of great satisfaction that people like Thackeray got marginalised in his own life time. They could not damage the democratic and secular polity of the country despite their concerted efforts.
People rejected Thackeray
Shiv Sena split and his nephew, Raj Thackeray, formed a new faction. No government could book Thackeray for his crime but the people’s court has largely rejected him.
Thackeray died a dejected man.
But the great victory here lies in the hands of the people of Mumbai and Maharashtra. The real winners, who have remained united and resilient- they have been the real preservers of Indian ideals; ideals viciously challenged by the Shiv Sena leader, Balasaheb Thackeray.
No fear can stop the spirit of Mumbai.
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