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NaxalbariZindabad
29th December 2007, 01:15
Save Life of Govindan Kutty who is on the 8th Day of a Hunger Fast

On December 19th the Kerala Police, under the orders of Ernakulum Police Commissioner, raided the room of Com. Govindan Kutty; confiscated all his literature and Hard disk and arrested him under a number of fake cases. He was harassed and interrogated for a day and and then sent to judicial custody. Since then he has been on a hunger strike which has entered the 8th day demanding his unconditional release. Given his age his life is in serious threat.

People's March is an independent revolutionary paper. It supports all revolutionary movements including the Maoist movements in India, Nepal and elsewhere. It is a fully legal publication registered by the Government of India with the RNI number KER ENG/2000/2051 and the postal registration number: KL/EKM/614/2007- 09. Th magazine has been coming out for over 7 years meeting all the requirements of the government.

The arrest of the editor and the foisting of fake charges against him are nothing but an attempt of the GOI of India to further stiffle freedom of speech in the country. The so-called largest democracy in the world with a gigantic army, para-military and police force feels threatend by a mere monthly mgazine with a limited cirulation of a few thousands. It dispays the fascist character of the governemnet and the cowardly action of the Keralam police.

We demand the immediate and unconditional release of Com Govindan Kutty and allow the continued publication of People's March. We hold the governmnet entirely responsible in the face of any damage to his health or threat to his life due to huger strike within jail.

http://peoplesmarch.googlepages.com

SouthernBelle82
29th December 2007, 05:46
This is awful. :( Must be pretty threatned by this person.

Brownfist
31st December 2007, 01:38
The funny thing is that Com. Govindan Kutty is an elderly man whose only crime is that he edits an independent magazine which is sympathetic to the Maoists (which in itself is not a crime in the state that he lives in). It must be noted again that this magazine is legally registered with the Government of India (although I do believe that it has been banned around the same time as the editor was arrested). This is just a feeble attempt of the Indian government to flex its muscle against a vulnerable target, whilst being unable to actually defeat the Maoists. Indeed, one could see this as being a temper tantrum in response to the Maoist jailbreak and Maoist prison takeover a week or two ago. It is fundamentally important that comrades around the world, irrespective of ideology, come to the support of Com. Govindan Kutty.

Dros
31st December 2007, 02:14
I doubt they'll release him. But they should.

Brownfist
31st December 2007, 06:56
Well I do not think that it is that cut and dry. I mean Com. Govindan Kutty has been arrested previously due to a range of issues and the State has released him. This is largely because Com. Govindan Kutty has little to no information that will be useful to the State. As I said he is the editor of an independent journal.

RedKnight
31st December 2007, 21:39
Isn't Kerala governed by a Communist party?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala#Politics

Brownfist
31st December 2007, 22:16
Kerala is currently governed by a coalition of "left" parties that include the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Communist Party of India. However, both parties have really ceased to be Left, and often, especially the CPI(Marxist), act like social fascists. I mean the CPI(Marxist) has used it party organization to shove neo-liberal capitalism down the throats of the people (and killing those people that get in their way), and the CPI supported Indira Gandhi's declaration of emergency. Furthermore, the CPI(Marxist) through out its history has hated the Maoists, and often refers to them as "terrorists" and has often engaged in the killing of Maoists.

Saorsa
1st January 2008, 11:14
Originally posted by [email protected] 31, 2007 09:38 pm
Isn't Kerala governed by a Communist party?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala#Politics
The use of the word "Communist" in your name does not make you a Communist.

The CPI(Marxist) eject peasan ts from their homes to build foreign owned factories. :angry: