The Growing AID-India Scandal

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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>AID and ASHA key functionary rejoice as earthquake kills thousands</b>
http://www.charitymonitor.com/temp/AID_and..._earthquake.htm

I have been reading disturbing reports about the connections of AID
and ASHA with violent Communist and sectarian Islamic groups.[1] I
have also been reading how AID and ASHA divert funds through
Communist outfits. But, I am totally shocked by the kind of
discussion which takes place between AID and ASHA bigwigs in
tightly controlled AID and ASHA mailing lists. Let the public form
their opinions about AID, ASHA and their founders after reading
these excerpts.[2]

1.       AID and ASHA key functionary celebrates natural disasters

After the recent earthquake destroyed more than 40,000 people in
Pakistan and India, here is what a key AID functionary writes:
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<b>Seems a wonderful year to be busy with community service and lot of
opportunities to help people in need. We had an early start with
Tsunami, then the rains in Mumbai and floods in AP, Hurricanes
Katrina and Rita which kept everyone in US busy and now the present
earthquakes in Northern parts of India. How blessed are we to have
hands filled with such great opportunities.</b>

I remain,
Biswanath Gouda[3]<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

What is tragedy to the victims of these natural disasters is, it
seems, wonderful blessing and opportunity for AID and ASHA
leadership. How different are these groups from missionary groups
which see disasters as opportunities to convert? I am disgusted. It
is sickening to see to what levels people would stoop for political
gains.

2. Welcome earthquake! Sandeep Pandey wants to collaborate with Geelani

Sandeep Pandey, the founder of ASHA, and whose connections with
terrorist groups were recently exposed, writes:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>dear friends, a groups of volunteers is likely to go to kashmir and
we are also trying to see (subject to approval from the pak. govt.)
whether another can go to pakistan. talk to SAR Geelani at delhi
univ. he too must be doing something towards relief efforts.</b>

love, sandeep[4]
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<b>S A R Geelani was suspected of masterminding the terrorist attack
on the Indian parliament and tried in the Indian courts. Even
though the Supreme Court acquitted him on technical grounds,</b> it
took note of Geelani’s untruthfulness and contradictions and
explicitly stated that the needle of suspicion pointed towards
Geelani.[5] Why does Sandeep Pandey want to work with a terror
suspect, who barely escaped punishment on technical grounds? Did
Sandeep Pandey visit the tsunami-devastated regions of South India,
Sri Lanka or Indonesia. Why is he so keen on visiting Pakistan?
What is his Pakistan connection?

1. AID and the Pakistan connection

A mail from Ravi and Aravinda reveals the possible Pakistan connection.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Our volunteers are also contacting the Association for Development
of Pakistan (ADP) that formed in the USA 3 years ago, inspired by
AID, especially with the help of AID-Boston volunteers. If ADP gets
into relief efforts in Pakistan then individuals can considering
donating to it.</b>

Regards
Ravi and Aravinda[6].
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Very soon, AID may come up with a public announcement to raise
funds for ADP, which is an offshoot of AID itself! During the
tsunami crisis, AID clandestinely diverted funds to the violent
Communist group DYFI, and once exposed, hastily deleted references
to DYFI on its web pages.[7] Who will ADP, that is AID Pakistan,
divert funds to? I read that Jamat ud Dawa, the former
Lashkar-e-Tayiba, is active in providing “relief.”[8] After DYFI,
would it be the turn of Jamat ud Dawa? Will the AID bigwigs
clarify?

2. Is Kashmir still part of India? ASHA does not think so

Lalita Ramdas, reports on behalf of her Pakistani informant:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->One look at the map tells us that with other roads being blocked or
severaly damaaged, one of the logical approaches into <b>Pak
administered Kashmir</b> – esp Muzaffarabad - is from the <b>`Indian' side</b>
of Kashmir - across the line of Control.

Lalita/Lolly Ramdas[9]
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Well, Pakistan Occupied Kashmir becomes Pak administered Kashmir
but Indian Kashmir is sandwiched within quotes. In other words,
Lalita Ramdas doesn’t think that Kashmir belongs to India. Friends,
if this is the level of patriotism of ASHA and AID top brass, is
this not time for local AID and ASHA chapters to sever all links
with their pro-Pakistan leadership? The Indian community which
donates to ASHA and AID should be made aware of the true face of
these people.

Yours truly,

AID volunteer (Anonymous)
[1]
http://www.india-forum.com/articles/46/1/O...-Sandeep-Pandey
and
http://charitymonitor.com/web/index.php?op...ection&id=11&It
emid=40

[2] Emails have been leaked by disgusted AID and ASHA volunteers.
All typo errors have been reproduced verbatim from the emails.
Necessary portions have been highlighted.
[3] Email written at 06:50 PM on October 8, 2005
[4] Email written at Mon, 5:55:37 PM on October 10, 2005
[5] http://www.rediff.com/news/2005/aug/04geelani.htm
[6] Email written at 10:31:20 AM on October 8, 2005
[7] http://www.rediff.com/news/2005/jan/03amit3.htm and
Version of 30th December, 2004
http://www.geocities.com/aid_india_info/2.pdf and
Version of January 4th, 2005
http://www.geocities.com/aid_india_info/1.pdf.
[8] http://us.rediff.com/news/2005/oct/10spe...&file=.htm
[9] Email forwarded by Sandeep Pandey at 5:50:04 PM on October 10,
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