itual leader Abdul Nasser Maudany was first arrested in 1998 and he spent nine and a half years in jail without trial. After nine and a half years, the judge told him that `you are innocent’! Those who loved democracy in India were shocked by this process. Maudany came out from Coimbatore jail and all the politicians in Kerala tried to gather his support. Neither the judge nor the supporters raised the issue that he deserved a proper compensation for rotting in jail for around a decade. Here is a situation where even the judge is admitting that the cases on Abdul Nasser Maudany were `fabricated’. Instead of compensating Maudany for his unnecessary time in jail, he was again arrested with fabricated false charges. Journalist K.K. Shahina, who exposed this fabrication is also facing fabricated charges. Maudany today is in Bangalore jail without proper health care. His eye-sight is affected badly due to diabetes. Maudany stood for the unity of marginalized Muslims, dalits, adivasis and other marginalized sections. Perhaps this was the real reason which threatened many politicians. Abdul Nasser Maudany is a symbol of thousands of fabricated false cases in India. The campaign for the release of Maudany is a campaign for retaining democracy in India. We request all democratic and secular people to involve in this campaign to release Maudany, whereby we raise our strong voice against one of the most significant violations of human rights in this country. To: Prime Minister of India, Home Minister of India Human rights activists, Film Makers, Media Activists and Concerned Individuals Demand Unconditional Release of Abdul Nasser Maudany We the following of Human Rights Activists, Film Personalities, Media Persons and concerned individuals hereby express the following concerns: We are shocked at the way Abdul Nasser Ma’dani, his family and supporters have been harassed for a long period by the Karnataka government. Earlier Ma’dani, falsely accused in the Coimbatore blast case, was in jail for more than nine years after which the judge felt he was innocent. This itself is a statement on the way the executive machinery, judiciary and legislature works in this country. If this had happened in any other country, he would have been legally provided compensation for the human rights violation he suffered due to his wrong arrest under fabricated charges. The human rights violation of Abdul Nasser Ma’dani is also a symbol of the way religious minorities have become second class citizens in the world’s largest democracy. We believe that what Ma’dani is facing today is due the fact that he is a spiritual leader of one of the minority communities in India. We condemn the process of fabrication of false cases against minorities and the activists of people’s movements. We demand immediate release Abdul Nasser Ma’dani as well as withdrawal of false charges against minorities dalits, adivasis and people’s movements. We are also shocked at the way the Indian media in general has reported the case of Ma’dani’s harassment giving only the viewpoint of the police and Indian state. At the same time when independent journalists like Shahina of Tehelka have dared to investigate the case and expose the scandal the Karnataka state administration has chosen to foist false charges against her too! The persecution of Shahina is a grave threat to the freedom of speech and to the fundamentals of Indian democracy itself. Another matter of great concern is the growing safronisation of the Indian administration itself whereby police and other agencies blatantly discriminate against Muslims, treating the entire community as ‘terrorism suspects’. There are hundreds if not thousands of Muslim youth in Indian prisons on false charges and denied basic justice in a phenomenon that is a shame to the values enshrined in the Indian Constitution. We call upon the Indian government and all its agencies to uphold the rule of law and implement the secular and democratic principles of the Indian Constitution and stop behaving as if the country has become a ‘Hindu Rashtra’. In the absence of fairness to the large populations of dalits, adivasis and Muslims living in this country the future for Indian democracy can only be bleak and a recipe for perpetual conflict. 1. Aruna Roy 2. Anand Patwarthan, Film Maker 3. Dr. Binayak Sen 4. Prof. Ram Puniyani 5. Prafulla Samantara, NAPM 6. Matahny Saldanah ,Chair Person, National Fish Workers’ Forum (NFF) 7. Kerala Swathantra Matsya Thozhilali Federation 8. Theeradesha Mahila Vedhi 9. PUCL, Rajasthan 10. Bharathiya Muslim Mahila Andolan 11. Fr. George, Director, Indian Social Institute, Bangalore 12. INSAF 13. PPSS (Anti-POSCO Movement) 14. Moving Republic 15. New Socialist Alternative 16. SICHREM 17. Pedestrian Pictures 18. IMS 19. Dr. Ilina Sen 20. Pathabhedam Magazine 21. Sudheer Kumar, Convener, Anti-Endosulfan Movement, Kasargod 22. National Adivasi Alliance 23. Kabani, The other Direction 24. C.R. Neelakandan, Writer, Activist 25. Visual Search 26. Orissa Manavik Adhikar Surakhya 27. Environmental Support group. 28. Human Rights Alert,Manipur 29. Prafulla Samanthra, National Convener, NAPM 30. Tamil Solidarity 31. Campaign to Reclaim Democracy 32. United Socialist Party (CWI- Sri Lanka) 33. Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) 34. Common Concern, Bhubaneswar 35. OMASA, Bhubaneswar 36. Banabasi Surakshya Parishad, Kandhamal 37. Coastal Community Protection Movement, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 38. Unorganised Workers Federation, Tamil Nadu 39. National Alliance of People’s Movement - Tamil Nadu 40. Tamil Nadu Domestic Workers’ Movement, Chennai 41. Coastal Women Protection Movement, Chennai & Tiruvallur - Tamil Nadu 42. Pavement Dwellers Rights Association, Chennai 43. Coastal People Federation (CPF),Thoothukudi 44. Karangal Women Federation, Thoothukudi 45. Womens Collectives, Thoothukudi 46. Ramand Fish Workers Trade Union (RFTU),Ramanad 47. Kudalura Ulaikum Pakal Munani, Thoothukudi 48. Sahodharya Prasthanam 49. Justetia 50. Manushyavakasha Samrakshana Kendram 51. Navajanathipathya Prasthanam 52. Solidarity Youth Movement, Kerala 53. Sadhujana vimochana samithy 54. Kerala Dalit Mahasabha 55. Forum for Democracy and Communal Amity 56. Action for Social Equality 57. PUCL, Bangalore 58. K.E.N 59. Grow Vasu 60. K. Ajitha, Anweshi, Calicut 61. Civik Chandran, Calicut 62. Adv. S. Balaraman 63. Fr. Abraham Joseph 64. Adv. P.A. Pouran 65. O. Abdulrahman 66. Jameelaprakasham, M.L.A. 67. Neelalohidadasan Nadar 68. P.I. Noushad 69. T. Peter 70. Laha Gopalan, Leader, Chengara Struggle. 71. Joy Kaitharath 72. Vilayodivenugopal, Plachimada Struggle 73. M.R. Sudhesh. 74. Ekta, Mumbai 75. Aman Samudaya, Gujarat. 76. OMASA, Bhubaneswar 77. Jana Vikas, Kandhamal 78. Catholic Charities, Khurdha Road, 79. Gramya Pragati, Kandhamal 80. Dr Anand Teltumbde , Committee for the Protection of Democratic Rights - CPDR, Mumbai 81. Dr. Sunilam , Indian Solidarity Committee for Democracy, Freedom & human rights - INSOCO 82. Chitranjan Singh PUCL (National Secretary) 83. Dayamani Barla, Adivasi Astitva Raksha Manch, Jharkhand 84. Gautam Bandhopadhyay, Nadi Ghati Morcha, Chhatisgarh 85. Guman Singh, Himalaya Niti Abhiyan, Himachal Pradesh 86. Hiren Gandhi Ahmeabad, Samvedan Cultural Programe 87. Naga Peoples Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR) 88. The Other Media 89. Utkarsh Sinha , Center for Contemporary Studies & Research, Lucknow, UP 90. Anil Chaudhary, Popular Education & Action Centr(PEACE), New Delhi 91. Irfan Ahmed, LOK MANCH, Aurangabad, Bihar 92. Virendra Vidrohi, Matsya Mewat Shiksha Vikas Sansthan (MMSVS), Alwar, Rajasthan 93. Jameela Nishat, Shaheen (Women Resource Centre), Hyderabad, AP 94. Adv. Rajendran, SRAVANTHI, Chittor, AP 95. P. Joseph Victor, HOPE, Pudducherry 96. Hema Kabrawal, Uttarakhand Nadi Bacho Abhiyan, Uttarakhand 97. D Leena, Social Development Foundation, New Delhi 98. Shiamala Baby, Forum for Women’s Rights & Development (FORWORD), Tambaram-Chennai, TN 99. Manoj Singh, Peoples’ Forum, Gorakhpur, UP 100. Kamal Kumar, Loktantrik Janadhikar Manch, Lucknow, UP 101. Ram Kumar, Dynamic Action Group, UP 102. Ashish Awasthi, Shahari Gareeb Kamgar Sangharsh Morcha, Lucknow, UP 103. Ramkrishna Shukla, Pahuj Vikas Manch, UP 104. Azma Aziz, SABAK Manch, UP 105. Nazim Ansari, AKSU, Allahbad, UP 106. Ajay Moreya, Jan Vignyan Samiti, Bihar 107. Motilal Anand, Ati Dalit Forum, Bihar 108. Sahahjahan Shaad, Aman Committee, Bihar 109. Sastanand Sharma, ITUC, Bihar 110. Sadhana, Mahila Manch, Begusarai, Bihar 111. Vijaya, Dalit Women Forum, Secunderabad, AP 112. Mohan Kantpal, Uttarakhand Hakkdhari Manch 113. Mohan Kantpal, Uttarakhand Parivartan Party 114. Prabhat Dhyani, Mahila Ekta Parishad, Uttarakhand 115. Govindsinh Mehra, Uttarakhand Sarpanch Sanghatan, Uttarakhand 116. Premsingh, Alaknanda Vichar Sangh, Uttarakhand 117. Sandhya Anand, Mahila Jagran, Bihar 118. Kisan Morcha, Bikaner, Rajasthan 119. Center for Social Initiatives, Gorakhpur, UP 120. Mahila Morcha, Banswara, Rajasthan 121. Dalit Sena, Jodhpur, Rajasthan 122. Apada Nivarak Manch, UP 123. alyani Menon-Sen, New Delhi 124. Dr. Saroop Dhruv, Ahmedabad 125. Dr. Sebastian Paul 126. Basurendra Babu 127. Swami Vishwabhadhrananda Shakthi Bodhi 128. May 17 Movement, Tamilnadu 129. Tamil Solidarity 130. Campaign to Reclaim Democracy 131. Peoples Solidarity Concerns 132. Karnataka Jana Sakthi 133. Samanatha Mahila Vedike 134. .Peoples’ Democratic Forum 135. Stree Jagruti Samiti 136. Karnataka Komu Souharda Vedike 137. People’s Watch 138. Human Rights Defenders’ Alert 139. Common Concern 140. BhubaneswarBanabasi Surakshya Parisad Kandhamal 141. Students Christian Movement of India (SCMI) 142. Jatadhar Bachao Andolan 143. Rajdhani Basti Unneyan Parishat, Bhubaneswar. 144. Roy David, National Adivasi Alliance 145. Tribal Joint Action Karnataka 146. Budakattu Krishikaru Sangam 147. Mandigere Chikkamangluru Karnataka 148. INSAF Karnadaka Sanchulaku Karnataka 149. BKS , NR Pura 150. BKS President, Somwarpet Taluk, Kodagu District. 151. Robin , Keraleeyam 152. Pushparayan, Coastal Peoples’ Federation 153. Ajayan, RIGHTS 154. B.R.P Bhaskar 155. Satya Sagar, journalist/activist 156. Binayaksen.net 157. KAMAL (Film Director) 158. TV Chandran (Film Director) 159. KR MOHAN (former Vice Chairperson , Film Acadomy, Kerala) 160. KP KUMARAN (Director) 161. LENIN RAJENDRAN (Director) 162. PT KUNHI MUHAMMED (Director) 163. CN VENKIDESWARAN (Film Critic) 164. KG JAYAN (Cinematographer) 165. RV RAMANI (Cinematographer) 166. MJ Radhakrishnan (Cinematographer) 167. B Ajith Kumar (Fil Editor) 168. SHAhanad (Cinematographer) 169. SUNNY JOSEPH (Cinematographer) 170. VK JOSEPH (Former Vice Chairman , Film Acadamy, ) 171. SAJITHA MADATHIL (Actress) 172. 170.BABU BHARADWAJ (Writer) 173. AMBIKA SUDHAN MANGAD ( Writer) 174. RAJEEV VIJAYA RAGHAVAN (Film Director) 175. Dr K GOPINATH (Director) 176. GP RAMACHANDRAN (Film Critic) 177. MADHU JANARDHANAN (Film Activist) 178. P BAURAJ (Film Maker) 179. MANILAL (Director) 180. CR CHANDRAN (Recordist) 181. VR GOPI NATH (Film Director) 182. AJ JOJI (Photographer) 183. M VIJAYAKUMAR (Film Activist) 184. CR VIJAYAKUMAR (Film Activist) 185. MADHU JANARDHANAN (Film Activist) 186. A MOHAN KUMAR (Film Activist) 187. TP MUHAMMED SHAMEEM (Film Activist) 188. DEEPESH (Director) 189. RAZI AHAMMED (Art Director) 190. DEEPU (Film Maker) 191. SREEMITH (Film Maker) 192. K SATHEESH KUMAR (Film Maker) 193. SEENA PANOLI (Film Activist) 194. MUJEEB (Film Activist
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