That's the only way one can describe most of the reader responses - such deep-seated prejudice, such unthinking parroting of the same ideas! God knows when we will change, if at all!
Reading some of the comments is making me sick. People who do not fully know the issue surrounding Dr.Sen are simply trying to tarnish his image. I do understand that in today's media hungry world nobody is spared.Here is a person who is in detention for more then one year without being found guilty.Without politisizing the whole issue just think about it. Here is a man who practised medicine for more then 30 years in one of the most backward regions in our country.People should visit the places he had served and talk to the people to know the truth rather then mudslinging his personality. The nobel laurettes are not fools to endorse this personality. It is sad that he has now become a victim of politics.
RE:Please do not do character assasination
by japjit singh on Jun 16, 2008 09:17 PM Permalink
John Mukala, Imagine this scenario, a person serves needy and downtrodden people for 50 years but is arrested for murder and abetment. Should this person be freed of his murder charges just because he served the needy people for 50 years?
RE:Please do not do character assasination
by shakti kapooor on Jun 16, 2008 05:50 PM Permalink
by sitting in your home you have given him clean chit. how do you know he his sain?????? Since govt. put himm behind the bar , he has must be he has done illilegal things. One mpre thing govt. not put him behind the bars it is judisiary system.
RE:Please do not do character assasination
by anjan sengupta on Jun 16, 2008 05:31 PM Permalink
BTW tell me 1 thing Why dont the Naxalists in Bastar or anywhere in India dont target the Christian Missionaries ??? DO u ahve any Idea ??
Good marks to rediff for publishing this article. The web site was lost in publishing latest fashion trends and cricket news like our famous private news channels that the word resposible journalism seemed an oxymoron.
Well done to highlight Dr Sen's human rights abuse by the government that claims to be democratic. As more and more such atrocities are commited by government forces and power multinational corporations in need of land and "flexible-laws" for "free-market", responsible journalism would be required to defeat the imperilistic aims of these investors.
RE:Responsible Journalism is need of the hour
by Joss Thomas on Jun 16, 2008 04:58 PM Permalink
Why these human rights activest keep silence when the Naxlites were desrupting the power supplies in Bastar for a week this time and for almost 10 days last. Why they are not seeing the sufferings of common people of Bastar.
RE:Responsible Journalism is need of the hour
by pleni pot on Jun 16, 2008 05:11 PM Permalink
Going by words in the text above, its obvious this msg is biased against state authorities and as long as biased msgs are propogated by media, there is no hope for the country to know what exactly the situation is.
All these duffers will protest Salwa Judum (movement by locals to save themselves from the tyranny and oppression of naxal leftie filth) but will not say a word against Naxal terrorism. They are fighting for Naxal liberties not for common man's liberties.
RE:Purge this leftist filth with an iron hand and titanium legs
by sam thomas on Jun 16, 2008 04:24 PM Permalink
what is the state police doing ? naxalites are encouraged by people like you,by your feudal mindsets.. Salwa judum was created by spineless state Govt who did not find its police force competent enough to handle naxals . what a nasty politics by BJP ruled state...?
RE:RE:Purge this leftist filth with an iron hand and titanium legs
by national madraasi on Jun 16, 2008 04:40 PM Permalink
Sam,
Does a state like chattisgarh have funds to train and equip its police with AK 47, bullet proof vests and intellegence personal? . its only resource is Salwajudum. , When J&K can Village defence officials then why cant salwa judum exist, . the main aim of Maoists is to destroy the tribals and thier culture.
RE:RE:RE:Purge this leftist filth with an iron hand and titanium legs
by anjan sengupta on Jun 16, 2008 05:27 PM Permalink
The Amount of Mineral Reserves including Diamonds and The Number of Cement , Steel n Power Industries Chhattigarh is Having 2day is Enough 2 buy a state like Tamil Nadu :-) The Need of Salwa Judoom is Not abt Modernization. Its abt the Knowledge of the Dense Bastar Forests which only the Local Viollagers have
RE:RE:RE:Purge this leftist filth with an iron hand and titanium legs
by sam thomas on Jun 16, 2008 04:46 PM Permalink
you are saying govt cannot protect its citizens simply because it doesnt have funds ...Really sad ...you have funds for evreything But not for protecting its citizens. Kashmir is different ..its terrorist from outside support and moreover army is at standby . you cannot draw paralel between these two.Naxilms breeds where there are fuedal elements..states like BIHAR,AP ,MP ,CHTISGARH ,UP, why doesnt it breed in kerala,gujrat or Karnataka or TN
RE:Purge this leftist filth with an iron hand and titanium legs
by national madraasi on Jun 16, 2008 05:00 PM Permalink
naxalism has made deep inroads in TN, KA. / kerala cannot have maoists prob because they rule there. . naxals are terrorist born here but bred by the pittance of china and bengals . goin by ur logic the maoists must be killing the chowdrys/sahookars etc. . they are killing police,women, blowing stations. . how are they getting latest arms, they dont have money to live but have money to buy latest weapons.
RE:Purge this leftist filth with an iron hand and titanium legs
by anjan sengupta on Jun 16, 2008 05:25 PM Permalink
They r more active in Bastar Region coz the Bastar Forests age the Densest in the World. BTW TN n Karnataka dont need Naxalites as they hav bcome home 2 Jehadi Mullas. Only 1 anti-India force is sufficient 2 trouble 1 State
RE:Purge this leftist filth with an iron hand and titanium legs
by sam thomas on Jun 16, 2008 04:40 PM Permalink
bring land reforms.you cannot solve naxalism through barrel of gun .be pragmatic and innovative in your approach otherwise you are going to creat another issue of huge proportion .Itw ill divide the society as so amny rural areas are effected by droughts and sloppy govt programmes ..Change your attitude towards poor in this country.
RE:Purge this leftist filth with an iron hand and titanium legs
by japjit singh on Jun 16, 2008 08:21 PM Permalink
Sam, Police cannot sit outside every person's house. Salwa Judum is a response by the common man on the tyrannical oppression of Naxalites who rape, murder, maim, loot, kidnap and harass common man daily. Keep one thing in mind, naxalism and liberation theology are going to eat dust, no power can stop this from happening.
Even after 60 years of independence, we Indians are speechless.Those who speak and work against the powerful politicians cannot survive,they are put into inhuman condition like Dr. Binayak Sen. This has become a practise in West Bengal too.Reds do not rule, they dictate.
It is an irony that on one hand India is forging ahead as a super power and on the other hand you hear of gross human rights voilation. Dr.Sen who was a gold medalist from CMC vellore has chosen a path which very few doctors choose.Having worked in a rural hospital for two years I do understand the challenges faced by medical professionals in these areas.Dr.Sen has devoted his entire life for the upliftment of the downtrodden.It is a difficult life. For those who sit in air conditioned offices it is difficult to understand the challenges of being a doctor in rural India.It is an irony that people like Kiran Bedi, Dr.Binayak sen etc have been recognised for their contributions outside of India... Many in India have never heard of Dr.Sen who but he has been an inspiration for many students to give up their lucrative urban lifestyle and serve in rural India. I have a strong faith in our constitution and I hope justice will prevail.We need to encourage doctors like Dr.Sen which will help more medical graduates to work in Rural India.
RE:It is a tragedy
by Saurav Basu on Jun 16, 2008 04:17 PM Permalink
He is serving them with a particular ideology in mind - that of promoting maoism and naxalism. No citizen of India can indulge in such antinational activities and neither has the right to promote war against the nation
RE:It is a tragedy
by japjit singh on Jun 16, 2008 04:16 PM Permalink
Sen is a gold medallist in championing for Naxalites, Maoists and assorted anti-Indian dirtbags. He should be caned everyday in the jail.
Do the 22 nobel laureates actually know him, and can openly vouch for his credibility
I am sure they are spent forces in the academic world with concealed leftist leanings and who are using their influence to pressurise the Indian government
RE:communist conspiracy
by japjit singh on Jun 16, 2008 04:19 PM Permalink
Saurav, quite true what you say. The bigger question should be, what have these (IG)Nobel babboons done to get the Gitmo bay prison closed? People who live in glass houses....
RE:communist conspiracy
by anjan sengupta on Jun 16, 2008 05:29 PM Permalink
Exactly Brother The Police have enough evidense against him even the SUpreme Court has rejected his Bail Plea
