07-03-2008, 10:48 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-03-2008, 10:52 PM by Bharatvarsh.)
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->NRI bodies oppose US visa to Modi
New Delhi, July 2: In a major embarrassment to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, a group of Indian-American organisations has written to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urging her not to allow Modi to enter the United States.
The Gujarat CM has been invited to be the chief guest at the second World Gujarati Conference, called âChaalo Gujaratâ, a major three-day event from August 29 to 31, organised by the Association of Indian Americans of North America (AIANA) to âreconnect the younger generation with their place of originâ. Thirty five thousand people from India and the Gujarati diaspora are expected to attend, with prominent invitees including Mukesh and Anil Ambani, technocrat Sam Pitroda, economist Jagdish Bhagwati, singer Pankaj Udhas and cricketers Irfan Pathan and Parthiv Patel.
However, the letter, written under the banner of the Coalition Against Genocide (CAG) and supported by 25 civil society organisations, alleges that Modiâs coming to the US is âto rally the support base among Indian diaspora communities and raise international legitimacy and standing,â adding that âit would be dangerous at this juncture of Indian political process to give Mr Modi that long denied and much-coveted window.â
The missive goes on to outline how âminority communities in his state continue to face systematic human rights violations,â and holds Modi responsible for the deaths of over 2,000 Muslims and the displacement of 2,00,000 more. Six years after the âstate sponsored violence,â there have been very few convictions and Muslims continue to suffer economic and social boycott, reminds the letter.
It also mentions the anti-conversion law enacted by Gujarat making it difficult for any Hindu to convert to any other religion.
Meanwhile, a source from Modiâs office told The Indian Express that the Chief Minister will not apply for a visa until and unless the US reviews his previous application. Modi was denied a US visa in 2005 after his allegedly biased handling of the communal violence in Gujarat in 2002. The US State Department had also revoked his tourist visa then.
Nonetheless, it is understood that the Gujarat CM is planning to address the function through video conferencing or live telecast.
http://www.indianexpress.com/story/330491.html<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Here are all the orgs that make up CAG:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The coalition consists of the following organizations:
Alliance for a Secular and Democratic South Asia (ASDSA)
Alliance of South Asians Taking Action (ASATA)
American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin (AFMI)
Association of Indian Muslims of America (AIM)
Association of South Asian Progressives (ASAP)
Building Bridges of Understanding Coalition (BB)
Coalition for a Secular and Democratic India (CSDI)
Campaign to Stop Funding Hate (CSFH)
Center for Study and Research in South Asia (CERAS, Montreal)
Coalition against Communalism (CAC)
Dharma Megha
EKTA
Federation of Indian American Christian Organizations of North America (FIACONA)
Forum of Inquilabi Leftists (FOIL)Â
Foundation For Pluralism
Friends Of South Asia (FOSA)
Hindu Vaishnava Center for Enlightment
Indian Christian Forum (ICF)
Indian Muslim Educational Foundation of North America (IMEFNA)
Indian Muslim Council-USA (IMC-USA)
Indian Muslim Relief and Charities (IMRC)
Indian Progressive Study Group of Los Angeles (IPSG-LA)
International South Asia Forum (INSAF)
Manavi (An organization for South Asian women)
Muslim Youth Awareness Alliance (MYAA)
NRI's for Secular and Harmonious India (NRI-SAHI)
Organizing Youth (OY)
Policy Institute For Religion And State (PIFRAS)
Sikh American Heritage Organization (SAHO)
Sneha (A network for women of South Asian origin)
South Asian Collective (SAC)
South Asian Magazine for Action and Reflection (SAMAR)
South Asian Network for Secularism and Democracy (SANSAD, Canada)
South Asian Progressive Action Collective (SAPAC)
Students For Bhopal (SFB)
Supporters of Human Rights in India (SHRI)
The Organization of Universal Communal Harmony (TOUCH)
Vedanta Society of East Lansing
Voices for Freedom (VFF)
World Tamil Organisation (WTO)
Youth Solidarity Summer (YSS)
Supporting organizations:
Center for Religious Freedom (Freedom House)
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
DC Collective for South Asians (DCCSA)
Genocide Watch
Institute on Religion and Public Policy (IRPP)
Interfaith Freedom Foundation (IFF)
Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA)
National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF)
Project REACH
Tikkun
http://www.coalitionagainstgenocide.org/about.php<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Most are obvious, but a few interesting cases:
1) Tikkun 2) World Tamil Organization 3) Hindu Vaishnava Center for Enlightment 4) Vedanta Society of East Lansing
Tikkun is an anti Israeli magazine run by a former radical Marxist turned "rabbi" named Michael Lerner that indulges in pro Islamic propaganda.
World Tamil Organization, isn't this the same one that opposed Hindus during cali textbooks case?
And can anyone enlighten us about the other two.
I heard the Vaishnava center is a missionary influenced front organization.
From BRF:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->http://www.aidboston.org/FreeBinayakSen/appeal.htm
Gora site for Binayak Sen. The "Contact Us" page gives only an email address freebsen [@] gmail.com. Really very hush hush affair from behind the scenes.
Incidentally, this site has been endorsed by Vedanta Society of East Lansing, Michigan. So one can actually realise how "Hindu" this Society would turn out to be if dug deeper.
If you Google for Vendata Society of East Lansing, you realise that it is a paper organisation that exists only to lend weight to various petitions and campaigns orchestrated by Goras in India. Its name has been appearing along with other organisations exactly in the same sequence since 1999 in a lot of West-orchestrated campaigns such as against a dam in Madhya Pradesh, to release Binayak Sen and to deny Modi a visa. It is a paper organisation created by Goras along with other gems such as "Vaishnav Society of God Knows Where in US."
http://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtopic...=4029&start=360<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
New Delhi, July 2: In a major embarrassment to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, a group of Indian-American organisations has written to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urging her not to allow Modi to enter the United States.
The Gujarat CM has been invited to be the chief guest at the second World Gujarati Conference, called âChaalo Gujaratâ, a major three-day event from August 29 to 31, organised by the Association of Indian Americans of North America (AIANA) to âreconnect the younger generation with their place of originâ. Thirty five thousand people from India and the Gujarati diaspora are expected to attend, with prominent invitees including Mukesh and Anil Ambani, technocrat Sam Pitroda, economist Jagdish Bhagwati, singer Pankaj Udhas and cricketers Irfan Pathan and Parthiv Patel.
However, the letter, written under the banner of the Coalition Against Genocide (CAG) and supported by 25 civil society organisations, alleges that Modiâs coming to the US is âto rally the support base among Indian diaspora communities and raise international legitimacy and standing,â adding that âit would be dangerous at this juncture of Indian political process to give Mr Modi that long denied and much-coveted window.â
The missive goes on to outline how âminority communities in his state continue to face systematic human rights violations,â and holds Modi responsible for the deaths of over 2,000 Muslims and the displacement of 2,00,000 more. Six years after the âstate sponsored violence,â there have been very few convictions and Muslims continue to suffer economic and social boycott, reminds the letter.
It also mentions the anti-conversion law enacted by Gujarat making it difficult for any Hindu to convert to any other religion.
Meanwhile, a source from Modiâs office told The Indian Express that the Chief Minister will not apply for a visa until and unless the US reviews his previous application. Modi was denied a US visa in 2005 after his allegedly biased handling of the communal violence in Gujarat in 2002. The US State Department had also revoked his tourist visa then.
Nonetheless, it is understood that the Gujarat CM is planning to address the function through video conferencing or live telecast.
http://www.indianexpress.com/story/330491.html<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Here are all the orgs that make up CAG:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The coalition consists of the following organizations:
Alliance for a Secular and Democratic South Asia (ASDSA)
Alliance of South Asians Taking Action (ASATA)
American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin (AFMI)
Association of Indian Muslims of America (AIM)
Association of South Asian Progressives (ASAP)
Building Bridges of Understanding Coalition (BB)
Coalition for a Secular and Democratic India (CSDI)
Campaign to Stop Funding Hate (CSFH)
Center for Study and Research in South Asia (CERAS, Montreal)
Coalition against Communalism (CAC)
Dharma Megha
EKTA
Federation of Indian American Christian Organizations of North America (FIACONA)
Forum of Inquilabi Leftists (FOIL)Â
Foundation For Pluralism
Friends Of South Asia (FOSA)
Hindu Vaishnava Center for Enlightment
Indian Christian Forum (ICF)
Indian Muslim Educational Foundation of North America (IMEFNA)
Indian Muslim Council-USA (IMC-USA)
Indian Muslim Relief and Charities (IMRC)
Indian Progressive Study Group of Los Angeles (IPSG-LA)
International South Asia Forum (INSAF)
Manavi (An organization for South Asian women)
Muslim Youth Awareness Alliance (MYAA)
NRI's for Secular and Harmonious India (NRI-SAHI)
Organizing Youth (OY)
Policy Institute For Religion And State (PIFRAS)
Sikh American Heritage Organization (SAHO)
Sneha (A network for women of South Asian origin)
South Asian Collective (SAC)
South Asian Magazine for Action and Reflection (SAMAR)
South Asian Network for Secularism and Democracy (SANSAD, Canada)
South Asian Progressive Action Collective (SAPAC)
Students For Bhopal (SFB)
Supporters of Human Rights in India (SHRI)
The Organization of Universal Communal Harmony (TOUCH)
Vedanta Society of East Lansing
Voices for Freedom (VFF)
World Tamil Organisation (WTO)
Youth Solidarity Summer (YSS)
Supporting organizations:
Center for Religious Freedom (Freedom House)
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
DC Collective for South Asians (DCCSA)
Genocide Watch
Institute on Religion and Public Policy (IRPP)
Interfaith Freedom Foundation (IFF)
Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA)
National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF)
Project REACH
Tikkun
http://www.coalitionagainstgenocide.org/about.php<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Most are obvious, but a few interesting cases:
1) Tikkun 2) World Tamil Organization 3) Hindu Vaishnava Center for Enlightment 4) Vedanta Society of East Lansing
Tikkun is an anti Israeli magazine run by a former radical Marxist turned "rabbi" named Michael Lerner that indulges in pro Islamic propaganda.
World Tamil Organization, isn't this the same one that opposed Hindus during cali textbooks case?
And can anyone enlighten us about the other two.
I heard the Vaishnava center is a missionary influenced front organization.
From BRF:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->http://www.aidboston.org/FreeBinayakSen/appeal.htm
Gora site for Binayak Sen. The "Contact Us" page gives only an email address freebsen [@] gmail.com. Really very hush hush affair from behind the scenes.
Incidentally, this site has been endorsed by Vedanta Society of East Lansing, Michigan. So one can actually realise how "Hindu" this Society would turn out to be if dug deeper.
If you Google for Vendata Society of East Lansing, you realise that it is a paper organisation that exists only to lend weight to various petitions and campaigns orchestrated by Goras in India. Its name has been appearing along with other organisations exactly in the same sequence since 1999 in a lot of West-orchestrated campaigns such as against a dam in Madhya Pradesh, to release Binayak Sen and to deny Modi a visa. It is a paper organisation created by Goras along with other gems such as "Vaishnav Society of God Knows Where in US."
http://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtopic...=4029&start=360<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->