Mangalore: Orissa Carnage - SAGE Begins Day-long Satyagraha


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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (TU)

Mangalore, Sep 6: Social Action Group for Empowerment (SAGE) in association with district's other progressive, democratic and social organizations staged a one-day silent fast satyagraha outside the district commissioner's office here on Saturday, September 6 condemning Orissa carnage, education minister's circular to the Christian institutions and constant atrocities against minorities in the state.

Senior leader Pundalika Karkera inaugurated the Satyagraha to the tune of national song ‘Vande Matharam'.

Addressing the gathering, Congress leader Suresh Ballal said, "India is a democratic country. Here, every religion should be treated equally. Majority people should not try to dominate minorities in the name religion. Everyone should learn to respect each other instead of involving in clashes."

Denis D'Silva asked the media to defeat communal forces to save democracy in the nation. "Media has great power to defeat communal forces and they can restore peace in the society," he opined.

M Ali Hasan welcomed the gathering. The leaders of various organizations participated in the protest.

  

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  • Harish Kumar, Orissa

    Tue, Sep 09 2008

    Hey Guy's What you read in the name of Richard may not be a Real Richard A fake Thug a an anti Indian. These Guys are another anti Nationals. Instead of declaring Semi anti National they should declare Bajrang Dal and RSS as anti Nationsls

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  • Walter Miranda, Mangalore

    Sun, Sep 07 2008

    Richard D,souza it is a shame for your parents and not for you, why because they were named you as Richard D,souza as you are holding a christian name and you had commented here your foolish logic which is against your community people and against your Christian brothers and sisters who were protested peacefully and sliently for the justice to the minority Christian comunity of the world perhaps you are a Hindu wrongly born in your Christian family and to your Christian parents.

    Suppose if tomorrow anybody without any reason simply attack you and ransack your property and the house and ask you to take your belongings (gunto mute katti konddu romege hogu) it means suppose the attackers ask you to take your belongings and go to Rome why because you are a Christian and the christians are belong to Rome and not belong to India which is a country belong only to Hindu,s and not belong to Christians.

    In the past a non Catholic politician had said the above dialogue means all the Christians must go to Rome they are belong to Rome and they are not Indians and India is only for the Hindu,s so Richard use your sene and act wisely and coment sensibly your coments shows that shows that you are a nastic living in this world like everything granted for you.

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  • Uday Rodrigues, Kayyar, Saudi Arabia

    Sat, Sep 06 2008

    TO RICHARD: Dear Richard, IM sure UR not a christan or Muslim. you are a Hindu and may be a VHP, RSS member. In other words you are a terrorist. You don't dare to use your proper name to comment. First study how Hindusim has existed. try to read some history. India is not a Hindu country as you said.

    All are equal here. If there is conversion there should be reason behind it. When you are hungry and didn't eat for few days & someone give you food you will have the food without seeing the person for which religion he is belonging.

    Why hindus can't help the poor ? Why don't they give them education etc. etc. instead of doing "RATHAYATRA" ? If you are a christian dare to live as christian not like a rat.

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  • Haorld D'cunha , Manglaore/India

    Sun, Sep 07 2008

    Dear Richard. What has happened in Orissa to Christian families should happen to you. Then only you will realise the pain. Time will open your eyes. Wait for the day.

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  • shahnawaz kukkikatte, udupi/dubai

    Sun, Sep 07 2008

    This is in response to the comments made by Mr Richard Dsouza of mangalore. I think Mr Dsouza is a believer in violence and he has faith in the ideologies of BJP, VHP and Sangh Pariwar. Hiduism also preaches co existance and peaceful living like any other religion.

    It is not the Hindus who are disturbing peace, it is the VHP and its associates are behind any communual riots. I can guarantee you all that average Hindu is peaceloving and caring. We cant blame the hindus, We have to blame the organisations that instigate these riots.

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  • Ivan Saldanha, Mangalore/Urva/USA

    Sat, Sep 06 2008

    I agree with Richard, all the christian and Muslims should join VHP,Bajrangda,RSS etc

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  • Hilary D'sa, mangalore

    Sun, Sep 07 2008

    Dear Richard, No body has asked you regarding the amount of losses whether it is small or big,here it is the question of justice to all citizens. If we dont wake up now, there will not be time left to look back.It is high time for us to show the resistance.

    If we bend more,we will be hit more. before getting hit,let us keep ourself well equipped with our strategies.we too need to be united to face the consequences.

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  • Donfrank, Mangalore

    Sun, Sep 07 2008

    Mr. Richard D Souza, please do not try to support the nasty VHP and their dangerous supporters. The whole world knows that these thugs have inflicted untold miseries on the innocent people in our country.

    The Orissa carnage is not a "silly thing" and all civilized people of this world should condemn these gruesome incidents. Mr. Richard, you seem to be living in a a fools paradise. BJP is not a "nationalist party", as you try to call them. Everyone knows what they did against the India-US Nuclear Deal. Also, the Khandahar hijacking of India's Air India plane, the Kargil blunder and many other incidents have shown us that BJP is not a nationalist party at all. In fact it is only protecting the vested interests of the Upper Caste Hindus and promoting 'manu vaada". For the sake of power BJP is ready to do any dirty things. Moreover, BJP has a hidden agenda to make India a "theocratic state". They want "their version of Hinduism" to be adopted by every single Indian.

    Their "Hidden Agenda" is to forcibly convert the Christians and Muslims to their brand of Hinduism. Our people are aware of this fact. But with the help of God, BJP's plan will not succeed. We will not allow them to succeed. India is our country and we will allow the fanatics to rule our country. We have full respect for Hinduism. Hindus are freely living in different parts of world and propagating their religion without any hindrance.

    They have built thousands of temples and other religious institution all over the world. They are even converting people who are from other faiths. No one says or does anything to them! On the contrary, our Christian priests and nuns are doing so much good work for the poor people in India, irrespective of their faith. VHP and other fanatic groups and their notorious leaders are "jealous" of our Christian religion. In fact there are many tolerant and secular minded Hindus.

    But they are just keeping quite. Their voices are not strong. This is really unfortunate. We pray to God Almighty to give them the power of reasoning. Let there be peace in our country. God will surely punish the fanatic groups and their supporters. Jai Hind.

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  • Alwyn D'Souza, Mangagalore

    Sat, Sep 06 2008

    Protest is not required then what is required.go and kill people, damage property etc. Someone kills your family members are you treat them as silly things. Priest and nuns who suffered in the incident are the proof for your doubt.

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  • Raynold, Mangaore/Toronto

    Sun, Sep 07 2008

    Richard, you are ignorant.

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  • Alwyn D'Souza, Mangalore(Canada)

    Sat, Sep 06 2008

    Well done brothers and sisters. This is a good example to those how to protest peacefuly when something worng happens to thier community. Killing people, Breaking, damaging hospitals, schools is not a way of protesting,Which is some groups has done recently. People lighten up and learn from these SAGE how to protest peacefully for a good casue. God bless India and people of India.

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  • Richard Dsouza, mangalore

    Sat, Sep 06 2008

    Such protests are not required. There is no proof that VHP and Bajrang Dal are involved. The loss of life property was also not large enough to go on strikes and protests day in and day out for all silly things, like the closure of educational insitutions which have hit students hard. It is also time that these so-called secular parties like the congress are shown the door and we should all support true nationalist parties like the BJP so that we can all live with security. We should also realise that Hinduism has been in the world for millions of years when compared to other religions . Wee should respect the religion and its leaders instead of provoking them with anti-national acts such as conversions

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