08-03-2007, 02:21 AM
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The Pioneer Edit Desk
Marxists cheer a fanatic's return
It is astonishing that Abdul Nasser Madani should have been acquitted in the Coimbatore serial blasts case - the evidence of his involvement in the conspiracy to assassinate BJP leader LK Advani on February 14, 1998 is believed to have been so overwhelming that he was denied bail every time his lawyers approached the courts, including the Supreme Court. The prosecution is said to be delighted that 71 men, including their leader Syed Ahmed Basha, the founder of Al-Umma whose mission was to strike terror in the name of Islam, have been convicted in the case and 82 others have been handed a lesser sentences. Perhaps seen from the perspective of prosecuting terror suspects, which is by no means an easy task as has been demonstrated round the world - the accused tend to get off lightly because of judges being steeped in the liberal tradition and eager to distance themselves from anti-terrorism measures adopted by the state so as not to fall foul of human rights groups for whom the lives of terrorists are more precious than those of their victims - the prosecution's response is justified. But that will fetch little or no solace to those who survived the bombings and the families of 58 innocent people who perished that terrible evening. Mr Advani barely escaped the attempt to assassinate him; the bombs went off, near simultaneously, minutes before he arrived to address an election rally. It is spurious to suggest, as has been done, that the bombings were planned to target Mr Advani as well as avenge the deaths of 18 Muslims in communal violence in November-December 1997: There were other victims in that riot and, much as it may displease those who see nothing wrong about Islamic fanaticism, it can by no stretch of the imagination justify the Coimbatore bombings.
Madani is no doubt a happy man, having got away without paying for his various sins. Equally, if not more, happy is the CPI(M) which has been tirelessly campaigning for his release from prison ever since it adopted its pernicious policy of pandering to radical Islamism in Kerala - as also elsewhere - to tap the Muslim vote. At the fag-end of the UDF Government's tenure, the CPI(M) forced the Assembly to adopt a resolution demanding Madani's release on parole. The party's victory in last year's Assembly election in Kerala was made possible by radical Islamists discovering merit in supporting the Marxists and dumping the IUML which, to its credit, has stuck to its agenda which, in comparison to that of the PDP and the NDF, is strikingly moderate. After coming to power at the head of the LDF Government, the CPI(M) violated all rules by ordering Ayurvedic massages for Madani inside Coimbatore Jail and began to lobby with ally DMK for his release. The joyous celebrations among Marxists in Kerala on Thursday when Madani returned home after being freed from Coimbatore Jail is indicative of how rapidly the CPI(M)'s red flag of revolution is turning a dazzling Islamist green; it's only a matter of time before it acquires the black shade of jihad's banner. So much for the clap-trap against 'communalism' we get to hear from charlatans masquerading as Stalin's foot soldiers and who have conveniently forgotten that it was EK Nayanar's Government that had had Madani arrested and sent to Tamil Nadu to stand trial in the terror attack. Meanwhile,<b> it is amusing to hear Madani, who preached hatred against Hindus and unabashedly promoted fanaticism till being carted off to jail, declaring himself to be a man of peace who shall dedicate his life to securing justice for others. Never mind that he has escaped justice</b>.
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The Pioneer Edit Desk
Marxists cheer a fanatic's return
It is astonishing that Abdul Nasser Madani should have been acquitted in the Coimbatore serial blasts case - the evidence of his involvement in the conspiracy to assassinate BJP leader LK Advani on February 14, 1998 is believed to have been so overwhelming that he was denied bail every time his lawyers approached the courts, including the Supreme Court. The prosecution is said to be delighted that 71 men, including their leader Syed Ahmed Basha, the founder of Al-Umma whose mission was to strike terror in the name of Islam, have been convicted in the case and 82 others have been handed a lesser sentences. Perhaps seen from the perspective of prosecuting terror suspects, which is by no means an easy task as has been demonstrated round the world - the accused tend to get off lightly because of judges being steeped in the liberal tradition and eager to distance themselves from anti-terrorism measures adopted by the state so as not to fall foul of human rights groups for whom the lives of terrorists are more precious than those of their victims - the prosecution's response is justified. But that will fetch little or no solace to those who survived the bombings and the families of 58 innocent people who perished that terrible evening. Mr Advani barely escaped the attempt to assassinate him; the bombs went off, near simultaneously, minutes before he arrived to address an election rally. It is spurious to suggest, as has been done, that the bombings were planned to target Mr Advani as well as avenge the deaths of 18 Muslims in communal violence in November-December 1997: There were other victims in that riot and, much as it may displease those who see nothing wrong about Islamic fanaticism, it can by no stretch of the imagination justify the Coimbatore bombings.
Madani is no doubt a happy man, having got away without paying for his various sins. Equally, if not more, happy is the CPI(M) which has been tirelessly campaigning for his release from prison ever since it adopted its pernicious policy of pandering to radical Islamism in Kerala - as also elsewhere - to tap the Muslim vote. At the fag-end of the UDF Government's tenure, the CPI(M) forced the Assembly to adopt a resolution demanding Madani's release on parole. The party's victory in last year's Assembly election in Kerala was made possible by radical Islamists discovering merit in supporting the Marxists and dumping the IUML which, to its credit, has stuck to its agenda which, in comparison to that of the PDP and the NDF, is strikingly moderate. After coming to power at the head of the LDF Government, the CPI(M) violated all rules by ordering Ayurvedic massages for Madani inside Coimbatore Jail and began to lobby with ally DMK for his release. The joyous celebrations among Marxists in Kerala on Thursday when Madani returned home after being freed from Coimbatore Jail is indicative of how rapidly the CPI(M)'s red flag of revolution is turning a dazzling Islamist green; it's only a matter of time before it acquires the black shade of jihad's banner. So much for the clap-trap against 'communalism' we get to hear from charlatans masquerading as Stalin's foot soldiers and who have conveniently forgotten that it was EK Nayanar's Government that had had Madani arrested and sent to Tamil Nadu to stand trial in the terror attack. Meanwhile,<b> it is amusing to hear Madani, who preached hatred against Hindus and unabashedly promoted fanaticism till being carted off to jail, declaring himself to be a man of peace who shall dedicate his life to securing justice for others. Never mind that he has escaped justice</b>.
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