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Withdraw ordinance, minorities’ panel tells Jayalalithaa (7) CHENNAI, OCT. 22. The State Mi norities Commission today asked the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, to with draw the controversial ordi nance banning "forcible religious conversions", une quivocally stating that it would trigger "social tension" and "disharmony" in the State. A day after Christian and Muslim leaders called on the Chief Minister and demanded a repeal of the ordinance, the members of the State Minorities Commission visited the State Secretariat today and handed over a memorandum to Ms. Jayalalithaa, highlighting what they called "vague provisions" of the law which gave room for "misinterpretation and misuse". (Hindu 23.10.02) Top court issues notices on Mahashweta Devi petition (7) New Delhi, Oct. 22: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Centre, Gujarat government and National Human Rights Com mission on a petition filed by Jnanpith A ward-winner Mahashweta Devi on the Gujarat riots. While issuing the notices, the court directed that the petition be tagged along with the one filed by noted artiste Mallika Sarabhai on the riots. Apart from Mahashweta Devi, 29 other public person alities like Bhishm Sahni, Dileep Padgaonkar, Ashok Vajpayee and Shubha Mudgal are also backing the petition. The petitioners have request ed the court to issue a direc tive to the state government to reopen the relief camps till all rehabilitation work is com pleted. (Asian Age 23.10.02) 24 th October Court frowns at minorities education strike (7) Chennai, Oct. 23: The agita tion by minorities and dalits against the Tamil Nadu ordi nance against forced conver sions received a setback on Wednesday with the high court expressing displeasure against their move to close educational institutions for a day on Thursday and the Jayalalitha government threaten ing to withdraw aid to institu tions joining the strike. Demanding the withdrawal of the ordinance passed a few weeks ago in the state, several minority organisations and dalit groups threatened a series of agitation pro grammes, including closure of all educational institutions, prayers and public rallies on Thursday. The meeting that chief min ister Jayalalitha had with some of the minority leaders did not help. (Asian Age 24.10.02) TN minority institutions closure illegal (7) CHENNAI, OCT. 23. The Tamil Nadu Government today warned of a cut in grants for minority- managed educational institutions if they went ahead with token closure tomorrow, against the ordinance banning forcible conversions, even as the Madras High Court said students should not be dragged into the protest. With the institutions announcing that 6,000 schools and colleges would remain closed tomorrow, the Education department issued a circular declaring the closure "illegal". A copy of the circular was submitted before the First Bench by the Advocate-General, N.R. Chandran, when a batch of petitions seeking a direction to the Government that it take action against the institutions planning the closure without permission from competent authorities came up for hearing. (Hindu 24.10.02) 25 th October Statewide fast, prayer against TN black law (7) CHENNAI, OCT. 24. In another major show of solidarity among minorities, Christians and Muslims today observed fast in the city in support of their demand for immediate repeal of the Tamil Nadu ordinance banning forcible religious conversions. Dalits also joined the two communities in what was described as an effort at mobilising public opinion. The fast and prayer programme was organised all over the State. About 6,000 educational institutions run by minorities remained closed and their staff participated in "fasting prayer". In Chennai, it was organised at St. Andrew's Church, Egmore. Prayers and songs, interspersed with speeches by leaders, marked the fast. Thousands of men and women, in addition to students, flocked to the church all through the day. (Hindu 25.10.02) Marandi for missionary schools (7) New Delhi, Oct. 24: At a time when the Sangh Parivar outfits particularly the Vishwa Hindu Parishad are up in arms against Christian missionaries in BJP-ruled Jharkhand, chief minister Babulal Marandi wants more missionary-run schools and colleges in the state. In a move to "reduce" the burden on the state
exchequer, the chief minister has come up with a plan to "encourage" trusts and NGOs, including missionaries, to set up more educational institutions in the state. However, Sangh Parivar outfits like Vidyabharati, which fall in the cate gory of NGOs, will also share the "bur den" with the missionaries. Sources disclosed that apart from reducing the burden on the state exchequer the chief minister favoured missionary and NGO-run educational institutions for their professional and dedicated approach. (Asian Age 25.10.02) VHP pamphleteering worries Christians in Dangs (7) AHWA (DANOS), OCT. 24. There is apprehension among Christians in the tribal-dominated Dangs district in south Gujarat over a "Ram katha" dis course organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad-supported Shree Sabrimata Seva Samiti at Subir village, near the district headquarter of Ahwa. The ostensible reason for holding the "Ram Katha" by the famous Gujarati "kathakar" (narra tor), Morari Bapu, is to collect funds for con structing a Shabrimata temple at the site wherein the Ramayana age Shabri was believed to have met Lord Rama and fed Him fruits. The pamphlets released by the Seva Samiti claim that Subir village is the spot where Shabri waited for Lord Rama as it believed that Dangs was the original "Dandakaranya" of the Ramaya na age. The holding of Ram katha by Morari Bapu is nothing new in Gujarat and every year the nar rator is invited by various organisations in vari ous parts of the State and even abroad attracting lakhs of people. (Hindu 25.10.02) 26 th October Youth killed for probing riots (7) AHMEDABAD, OCTOBER 25: AN 18-YEAR-OLD was stabbed to death in Saraspur area on Thursday, reportedly for making inquiries about people who ransacked his house during the post-Godhra riots. Khalil Aziz Mansuri, a resident of Jhalampur Mill Chawl in Saraspur area, was was found with multiple stab wounds on Thursday in the compound of Vima Yojna Hospital in the same area. He was taken to Shardaben General Hospital and later shifted to the Civil Hospital, where he succumbed to his in juries in the evening. Shaherkotda police have registered a case of murder and are investigating. (<strong>Indian</strong> Express 26.10.02) 27 th October Muslim money aids conversions: Naidu (7) Chennai, Oct. 25: The BJP on Saturday strongly defended as most necessary the recent ordiance by the Tamil Nadu government banning forced conversions and called for a national debate on the issue as a prelude to a similar law being enacted in all BJP-ruled states as well. The BJP strongly of the view that this law is most necessary. A lot of money is coming into the country from Islamic organizations to aid conversions, BJP president M. Venkaiah Naidu told reporters here. (Asian Age 27.10.02) 28th October Thousands gather for national integration meet (7) Yamunanagar, October 27: SEVERAL RELIGIOUS heads on Sunday gathered at Yamunanagar to address around 50,000 people with different faiths in a bid for peace and national integra tion. Last held in 1978, this year's meet had the distinct shadow of Gujarat. "Muslims are scared. Not because there were riots in one state, but because they were state-sponsored and the state head allowed one community to become the victim of another's hatred," says Pir Hafiz Hussain Ah-mad, a popular religious leader and the organiser of the meet. He went on to elaborate 1 how the incident had put the minorities on their guard, "We now take extra precau- r tions while talking lest 1 something offensive escapes e our lips," he said. (Hindustan Times 28.10.02) Church priest beaten up in Orissa (7) Bhubaneswar, Oct. 27: Tension prevailed in the tribal-dominated Sundergarh district as the priest of a local church was severely beaten up by vil lagers on Friday. According to Oriya daily Dharitri, some villagers of Diuli under the Bhasma police station in Sunder-garh district reportedly roughed up the priest and burnt a few Bibles while the priest allegedly tried to convert the tribals by giv ing them money. When the matter was revealed, the enraged villagers dragged the priest down to the vil lage worshipping stage. They beat him black and blue, the report stated. The villagers left him at a dilapidated house after the father fell unconscious fol lowing the severe manhan dling. (Asian Age 28.10.02)
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journalist with The Times of India
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Shaik Mahboob Ali and M.A. Majid, p
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situation, "no government could hav
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minority community should be recogn
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history textbooks, you maintained a
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17 th April Four killed in Modi’s
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(class 10) and HSC (class 12) exams
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1 st May 2002 Three killed in Gujar
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opposed to the madarsa system of ed
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22nd May Gujarat yet to submit repo
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justice that those against whom all
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Ahmedabad: Forty-four of the accuse
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in an outflow of crores of rupees o
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Modi lectures Gujarat police (7) Ah
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submitted a memorandum to the presi
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