The Guardian says Modi as PM 'will bode ill for India' in open letter

[Levina]

So you didnot vote ?

How will I vote??

gujrat gujrat gujrat ..............stfu u english bitches:there hav been hundreds of riots during congres rule, what were they, sports tournaments?

Control your emotions

 

[livingdead]

Salman rushdie has signed the petition, it means Modi will get a lot of muslim votes. Great move..i'm in!

rusdie is right about everything, including this one.
It will be shameful if modi becomes PM. But he might reduce some poverty in India. So its a choice between image and economic prosperity.

 

[jaunty]

rusdie is right about everything, including this one.
It will be shameful if modi becomes PM. But he might reduce some poverty in India. So its a choice between image and economic prosperity.

Who do you want as PM?

 

[livingdead]

Who do you want as PM?

sonia gandhi, but she ruled herself out.
raman singh, manohar parrikar and nitish kumar are good enough for me.

 

[SouthDesi]

It will be shameful if modi becomes PM.

Shameful to whom? Sure, not for true Hindustanis.

 

[wolfschanzze]

No one was removed for consistently running anti Modi campaign. It was an internal feud for editorial control between brothers.The Hindu is and was anti modi.


The reason for high circulation of Hindu is due to the fact that in GS paper of each and every UPSC exam whether ICS, Engg Service, IFoS, IES; questions are directly asked from the Hindu.

BJP could hit their circulation if they instruct DoPT and UPSC that they should not lift question directly from editorial and special columns of The Hindu. @arp2041 @Sidak

I see the Jawaharlal Nehru univeristy new delhi left academics and lobby are out in open as they fear with Modi as PM they might lose the control on academic debates, and how history should be interpreted as.You see they are desperate for their survival with people like Modi,Swami and Rajeev Malhotra who strongly pitch for revision of culture and academics by Indians is sending shockwaves in white indologists like Webby doninger and others who fear they wont be able to manipulate the thinking of indians and how a indian should view themselves as.

 

[chhota bheem]

sonia gandhi, but she ruled herself out.
raman singh, manohar parrikar and nitish kumar are good enough for me.

1.2 billion Indians and you want her to be PM.

 

[Kaalapani]

Britanistan is talking shit.

 

[Shahmir]

India is doomed and I feel happy for that

 

[SouthDesi]

India is doomed and I feel happy for that

Anyway Your own country can't make you feel happy. Glad to see that you are happy because of India.

 

[Kaniska]

India is any way have a tough day ahead...With or without Modi....Because for India...it is more important to be secular than development.

The Guardian says Modi as PM 'will bode ill for India' in open letter
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times New Delhi, April 11, 2014


A number of respected academicians including writer Salman Rushdie have signed an open letter in The Guardian saying “it would bode ill” for India if BJP prime ministerial candidateNarendra Modi were to be elected to the top post.

In the midst of the general elections, the letter published on Thursday brings up the 2002 Gujarat riots under Modi’s watch as chief minister and states it is “crucial to remember the role played by the Modi government in the horrifying events that took place in Gujarat in 2002”.

“If Modi is elected, it will bode ill for India's future,” reads the headline.



The open letter, which refers to Modi refusing to "accept any responsibility or to render an apology", has been signed by a host of internationally known names such as artist Anish Kapoor, Prof Homi K Bhabha and filmmaker Deepa Mehta.

It talks of the Muslim minority being the “victims of pillage, murder and terror, resulting in the deaths of more than 2,000 men, women and children" during the riots.

According to state government records, of more than 1,200 people killed in the 2002 riots, nearly 950 were Muslims.

The letter also talks of the condition of women during the riots and states they were “subjected to brutal acts of violence and were left largely unprotected by the security forces”.

Regarding the possibility of Modi becoming India's next PM, it says, "Were he to be elected prime minister, it would bode ill for India's future as a country that cherishes the ideals of inclusion and protection for all its peoples and communities."

The open letter comes days after The Economist infuriated the BJP by calling Modi “divisive”.


The guardian petition:

If Modi is elected, it will bode ill for India's future
Modi refuses to accept any responsibility or to apologise for the horrifying events that took place in Gujarat in 2002

Narendra Modi, the prime ministerial candidate of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance for the 2014 Indian general elections. Photograph: Nisarg Lakhmani/Demotix/Corbis
Salman Rushdie, Imran Khan, John McDonnell, Fiona Mactaggart, Pragna Patel,Jayati Ghosh, Suresh Grover

Thursday 10 April 2014 17.15 BST

Without questioning the validity of India's democratic election process, it is crucial to remember the role playedby the Modi government in the horrifying events that took place in Gujarat in 2002. The Muslim minority were overwhelmingly the victims of pillage, murder and terror, resulting in the deaths of more than 2,000 men, women and children. Women, in particular, were subjected to brutal acts of violence and were left largely unprotected by the security forces. Although some members of Narendra Modi's government are now facing trial, Modi himself repeatedly refuses to accept any responsibility or to render an apology. Such a failure of moral character and political ethics on the part of Modi is incompatible with India's secular constitution, which, in advance of many constitutions across the world, is founded on pluralist principles and seeks fair and full representation for minorities. Were he to be elected prime minister, it would bode ill for India's future as a country that cherishes the ideals of inclusion and protection for all its peoples and communities.

Anish Kapoor, artist
Homi K Bhabha, professor of the humanities, Harvard University
Salman Rushdie, novelist
Deepa Mehta, film director
Dayanita Singh, artist
Vivan Sundaram, artist
Dame Helena Kennedy, barrister
Imran Khan, solicitor
Mike Wood, British Member of Parliament
John McDonnell, British Member of Parliament
Fiona Mactaggart, British Member of Parliament
Jacqueline Bhabha, director of research, François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard University
Kumar Shahani, film director
Geeta Kapur, art historian
Pragna Patel, director of the Southall Black Sisters
Sashi Kumar, film producer
Jayati Ghosh, economist
Prabhat Patnaik, economist
MK Raina, actor/film director
Ram Rahman, artist
Saeed Mirza, screenwriter
Anuradha Kapur, National School of Drama in Delhi
Kumkum Sangari, professor of English and the humanities, University of Wisconsin
Gautam Appa, emeritus professor, London School of Economics
Chetan Bhatt, professor of sociology, London School of Economics
Suresh Grover, director, Southall Monitoring Group

 

[livingdead]

1.2 billion Indians and you want her to be PM.

1.2 bn indian and you want modi to be pm?

 

[chhota bheem]

1.2 bn indian and you want modi to be pm?

I am not a modi fan.if you dont like him you can choose someone else from 1.2,do we need an italian married to be an Indian to be PM.

 

[Dandpatta]

Don't fret about these jokers mentioned in the open letter. They don't live in India most of the time, don't have any roots in India or even if they are LIVING in India, are far removed from the realities of Indian Joe Public. They live (in India) in gated private bungalows or huge mansions... or at least in highly sought after gated communities brushing shoulders with the glitterati or literati . I am sure NONE of them have dabbled their hands in washing off the dust off their shoes !

I don't happen to be a MODI supporter but for the heck of it, I want him to be the PM - JUST SO , to see how this same WEST that upholds democratic values, come licking and grovelling to his court to seek very lucrative deals.
Already the US govt who was staunchly against Modi visiting US Soil had made amends. The British Dogs will certainly do the same.. so be it a British media called "Guardian" or by default behaviour of these prince and princesses loving "Bastards" !

1.2 bn indian and you want modi to be pm?

1.2bn and most congress supporters want Rahul Gandhi to be PM ! Go see the irony of the blood sucking Cong-rats

 

[livingdead]

I am not a modi fan.if you dont like him you can choose someone else from 1.2,do we need an italian married to be an Indian to be PM.

why is her previous nationality so important to you. Are you not the same guys that take pride if any Indian gets to be lawmaker in other countries.