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We cannot possibly get into such things since we do not have any mechanism
to verify in the field. Pl. await at least a reputed journalistic report on
this, before discussing this.   SS

At 06:13 AM 02/05/2000 -0800, you wrote:
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>  Reply-To: "Mona N Danish" <sultans@netvigator.com>
>  From: "Mona N Danish" <sultans@netvigator.com>
>  To: "Suresh Anand" <sanand@writemail.com>
>  Cc: "Mahmood Sultan" <mahmoodsultan@hotmail.com>
>  Subject:  The Secular Facade of INDIA
>  Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 13:05:30 +0800
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>
>  Dear Anand Bhai,
>  Do you have the courage to forward the following to the "Liberal......"
>of India
>
>  ""26th January 2000: Some students of Shibli National PG College,
Azamgarh,
>  U.P., India (Muslim Minority institution estb. 1833) forced the Staff to
>  sing Vande Matr.... song. As the song is considered blasphemous by them,
>  they refused. A section of Muslim students confronted the votaries of
Vande
>  Matr...... song outside the College campus. Tension among the students
>built
>  up. College administration duly informed district authorities apprehending
>  trouble the next day.
>
>  27th January 2000: Votaries of Vande Matr...... , mostly belonging to
>V.H.P.
>  and R.S.S (Anti minority organisations) came to the College with
>  reinforcement from the adjoining Schools and Colleges and tried to
browbeat
>  the College administration. Scuffling took place between the College Staff
>  and Students owing allegiance to V.H.P and R.S.S. They started
brickbatting
>  the College Staff, damaging and burning College property. College
>  administration tried to contant the district administration but the
>  telephones were constantly engaged (out of order). The mob soon turned
into
>  a procession and marched on the streets of the city with impunity. They
>  burned the Holy Quran, vehicles, looted shops, clinics and injured Muslims
>  by identifying them. They gatecrashed the internationally acclaimed Darul
>  Musannefin Shibli Academy damaging property and injuring eminent scholars,
>  one of them got seriously injured with their brickbatting. They raised
>  slogans "Hindustan me rahna hoga to Vande Matram kahna hoga" (To live in
>  India will have to say Vande Matram).
>
>  28th January 2000: Curfew was imposed around 2 p.m. While the police was
>  busy in arresting and torturing Muslim youths, the miscreants belonging to
>  V.H.P. and R.S.S could gather enough courage and support to manhandle
>  bearded Muslims who by chance happen to pass their way. They threw carcass
>  of Pig in a mosque during the curfew. A Clinic belonging to Muslim Doctor
>  was burned during curfew in daytime. District Magistrate in a meeting with
>  public representatives (M.P. and M.L.A.s)disclosed 33 arrests, out of
which
>  20 are Muslim youths. Nobody knows about their present state in Kotwali
>  (Police Station). Public representatives were not allowed to meet them.
>  All incidents took place with the connivance of district administration
and
>  all doors of justice have been closed. Muslims have nothing to do except
>  pray for some miracle.
>  We, the Muslims of Azamgarh, U.P., India, appeal to anybody who could help
>  us save our life, property and honour.""
>
>
>
>  JAI HIND
>
>  rgds
>  Danish
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