April 5, 2002
Draft to be revised
(Material submitted to the Editors’ Guild of India)
People’s Union for Civil Liberties, Baroda and Shanti Abhiyan
13, Pratap Kunj Society, Karelibaug, Vadodara – 390 018
Phone : 464210, 462328 Fax No: 340223
Email: chinu@wilnetonline.net, shanti_pucl@yahoo.com
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Summary of Pamphlets Being Circulated
 
Obituary/Announcement of ‘Besna’ of one of the Godhra victims
This obituary seeks to make a martyr of on of the victims of the Godhra tragedy, reminding everyone of his sacrifice
Boycott of Muslims
Signed in the name of a “true Hindu patriot” this one urges all Hindus to boycott the entire Muslim population in all possible ways – some of the suggestions include not hiring them, or working for them in their establishments, not buying from, or selling to them; not watching films in which Muslim actors/actresses have worked. If they fail to do so they are threatened in the name of Hanuman and Ram.
On the absurdity of the economic boycott
 
A 2-page note pointing out that economic sleight of hand or criminal misconduct  is not confined to any particular community. 
Rise! Awaken!
Slogans of “Hindustan Zindabad” go along with slogans of “Jai Shri Ram”. It aims at coaxing Hindus to stop bearing “Muslim atrocities” that they have been inflicting on Hindus since long. Its time to rise up against them. This one is signed in the name of Paramhans
An R.S.S. highly confidential letter.
This is the most vicious of them all: it lists 34 ways in which they aim to harm/kill/isolate all the minorities – some of these methods include, injecting their newborns with slow poisons by enlisting Hindus doctors, accumulating arms, boycott all secular programmes, encourage the use of alchohol and drugs in areas dominated by the minorities. It also says that such activities should be reported to the office in Nagpur, where they can also obtain further information if they require it.
“Hindus and Sikhs Beware!” dated 13 April 2001 
An appeal to Muslim youth to volunteer  to “entice” heathen girls (‘kafirs’)
Historical decision regarding “Quran”
An order passed by a Metropolitan judge – A booklet including a judgement in a Delhi court, misquoting Vivekanand, Quran, Shri Aurobindo and M.K. Gandhi in the wrong context to suit their objectives. In order to avoid the rectified stand of these great people they have not indicated the timings of their statement. This is being misused as propaganda against the minority.
 
“Jehad” 
 
An utterly profane piece critical of  Muslims and valorising Narendra Modi for his “great deeds.”
Shaheed Hone wale Marhum Musalmanon ki Aaho Pukaar
A self critical piece attributing the present sorry state of Muslims to not living by true Islamic edicts. Which includes Muslim haves not sharing their bit with  have nots by not paying the correct Zakaat, not keeping fast as prescribed, not having a roving eye on women,  etc.
 
Na Sambhaloge to mit jaoge …. 
 
A piece of advice – “God helps only those who help themselves”  -- to Muslims of various denominations to unite, to boycot the poison-spreading Sandesh newspaper, and asking Muslims to take up self-defence and not bank on the Government and the Police. 
A letter written by Vimala Thakar of Mt.Abu dated March 2, 2002 
A “friendly” communication that does not communicate. It touches on various issues, “the preplanned conspiracy of the Godhra carnage …  the so called ‘secularists’, the misguided Muslim youth, and perhaps the terrorists exported  by our neighbour  Pakistan who could have decided to terrorise the Hindu devotees in such a way that they would not dare to go to Ayodhya and  cooperate with the Project of the VHP of building the temple.” It ends  by  appealing to support the Prime Minister of India’s appeal for restraint. 
Top