To
Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
Sub: To annihilate anti-social propaganda and consolidation in Tamil Nadu
We, the undersigned, concerned citizens from different walks of life are seriously disturbed by the unprecedented, unpleasant and uncivil acts of anti-social elements creating rift between social groups and communities in the name of protecting caste pride for political mobilization, particularly from 2011-12 across the State of Tamil Nadu, which are mostly centered around anti inter-caste marriages and love. Some of the gangs belonging to Caste groups having high vested interest in consolidating their political power are resorting to poisoning the minds of younger generation on Caste and Communal hatred.
This kind of barbarity are not only disturbing but also shaming the espoused values of radical and progressive politics of State of Tamil Nadu as well as challenging the existence of rule of law, state and civility. Undemocratic goons are defaming and humiliating womanhood and self through cultural policing in the name of protecting woman as their Caste property and honour by taking law into their hand and massacring individuals who exercise their personal freedom and liberty.
The State and Civil Society response is not adequate enough to weed-out criminal, anti-social elements from society. This lukewarm response from State and Civil Society- Political party, Intellectuals, Creative Industry, Students and Youth Organizations, Women and Gender Organizations – may result in dangerous consequences. Therefore, we undersigned, appeal to like-minded conscious groups, organizations, and individuals etc. to unite in rock solid solidarity to annihilate these anti-social propaganda and consolidation.
CC: Governor of Tamil Nadu
Chief Justice, Madras High Court
Leaders of Social Movements
Editors of Print, Visual and New Media.
Chief Secretary, Tamil Nadu
President/Gen Sec of Political Parties in Tamil Nadu
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From Undersigned:
C Lakshmanan, Faculty, MIDS, Chennai and Member, ICDA
D Jayaraj, Faculty, MIDS, Chennai
Ajith Menon, Faculty, MIDS, Chennai
P. Sivakami, President, Samuga Samathuva Padai
Anand Teltumbde, Faculty, IIT, Gorakpur
Rajkumar, Faculty, Delhi University
N Sukumar, Faculty, Delhi University
V Sujatha, Faculty, JNU
Padma (Mangai), Theatre Person, Chennai
J Balasubramaniam, Faculty, Madurai Kamarajar University,
Bhangya Bhukya, Faculty, University of Hyderabad
M. Ramakrishnan, Faculty, Central University Jharkhand, Ranchi
Ramesh Kamble, Faculty, University of Mumbai
Punitha Pandian, Editor, Dalit Murasu, Chennai
Kavitha Muralidharan, Journalist, Chennai
Harsh Jagzap, Faculty, Pune University
Santhi Nakkeera, Independent Researcher, Ahmedabad
Jerom Samraj, Faculty, Pondicherry University
Rona Wilson, Committee for the Release of Political Prisoners
Tamilselvan, Faculty, Centre for Integrated Social Development and Research, Tenkasi
Harish, Research Scholar, Mangalore University
Aparajay, Student, MIDS
Bharathidasan. K, Student, MIDS
Safwan Amir, Student, MIDS
Dickens M Leonard, Research Scholar, Hyderabad Central University
Semmalar, Research Scholar, IIT, Madras
S. Chandramohan, English Dalit Poet
Chandhrika, Research Scholar, Tiruppathy
P. Ramajeyam, Faculty, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli
Stalin Rajangam, Writer, Madurai
Anbuselvam, Writer, Pondicherry
Jegannathan, Research Scholar, Madurai Kamarajar University
E. Deepa, Student, MIDS
Gopal Menon, Filmmaker, Chennai
Surabi Ganapathy
Venkat S
Veeramani, Faculty, Faculty, Delhi University
Palanivelu Rangasamy
Siva Shankar, Faculty, Vellore
Jayabal, Student, JNU
Kalpana Karunakaran, Faculty, IIT-M
Kavitha V
Ramanujam Srinivasan
V. Lenin kumar, Student, JNU
Jeyaraj J S
David Lal
Arijit Nag
Aadhavan Dheetchanya, Writer
Chandrasekar D
Abul Kalam Azad, Student, IIT-M
Venkat T, Student, MIDS
Manikandaraja S
T.N. Gopalan, Journalist, Chennai
Chinmaya Mahanand
Malathy Sada
Sangeetha Loganathan
Chandrika R,
Mayuresh Ahirrao
Kiran A.S.
Bobby Kunhu, Activist
Guhankumar Ponnusamy
Keya Gupta
Antony Jaykar, Activist, Tiruchi
Saravana Kumar, Student, MIDS
Janvi Joshi
Antony Arul Valan
Pugal Gautham
Dhanapal Venkatachalam
Ayesha Sultan
Anitha Sampath
Sridhar Raman
Selvaraju KV
Samuel Asir Raj, Faculty, Madurai
Jenny Rowena, Delhi University
Ravichandran (Dalit Camera)
Radhika Menon, Faculty, University of Delhi
B. Venkat Rao, Faculty, EFLU, Hydrabad
Kavitha, Nilgiri
Vijaya Baskar, Faculty, MIDS
B. Badmini, Faculty, Queen Mary’s College, Chennai
Balaji, Chennai
Kannan, Kalachuvadu
Yuvabharathi, Writer
Prema Revathi, Writer
P. K. Abdul Rahman, Faculty, University of Madras
Shanthi N.S, Independent Researcher, Ahmedabad
Deepthi Sukumar, SKA, Chennai
Sukirtharani, Writer, Vellore
Harish Jagzap, Faculty, Pune University
Sareen Chatla, Faculty, EFLU, Hyderabad
Suresh, Faculty, Delhi University
Kokilavani, Student, MIDS
Elayaraja, Student, MIDS.
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Round Table India fully supports the views expressed in this statement.
[Via Chinnaiyan Lakshmanan]
