IMC -USA urges all Indians to demand the dismissal of Modi govt for instigation and complicity in the 2002 pogroms

IMC-USA urges all Indians to demand the dismissal of Modi govt for instigation and complicity in the 2002 pogroms

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 03, 2007

Indian Muslim Council – USA (http://www.imc-usa.org), an advocacy group dedicated towards safeguarding India’s pluralist and tolerant ethos, urges action from all Indians to demand the dismissal of the State Government of Gujarat that has been exposed for collusion and subversion in the pogroms of 2002.

Soon after the brutal mass murder of thousands of Muslims and inhuman treatment of women, children and unborn life in April 2002, several independent reports including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, had concluded that the responsibility rested on the administration of state of Gujarat, India. Recently, former Home Minister Gordhan Zaphardia’s confession on national TV and now this most revealing video interviews with the rapists and murderers who were directly involved leaves little doubt about Narendara Modi’s involvement in facilitating these crimes against humanity.

It is not fitting for the largest democracy to have murderers, rapists and arsonists strutting around with impunity and gloating over their horrific deeds. The rule of law must reign supreme for the citizenry to put their faith in the government.

IMC -USA urges all concerned to demand the immediate dismissal of the state government of Gujarat under Narendra Modi and imposition of President’s rule and the constitution of a special fast track court, outside Gujarat, to speedily prosecute the 2002 cases and serve justice to the victims of the pogroms.

Action Items :

1. Fax the demand to dismiss Modi government to the following in India:
President: +1-91-11-23017824 / +1-91-11-2301-7290
Prime Minister: +1-91-11-23019545 / +1-91-11-2301-6857
Chief Justice: +1-91-11-2338-3792
National Human Rights Commission: +1-91-11-2338-4863
Chief Election Commissioner: +1-91-11-2371-3412

Click here for a simple sample message for use in the fax.

See IMC Press Release and the Press Release by the Coalition of Indian American organizations to customize your message.
Fax a copy of your message to IMC toll-free number at 1-800-839-7270.
Forward this Action Alert to all friends and contacts, in India and abroad, and urge them to take action as well.

2. Request your local print and TV media to cover the Tehelka expose:

Watch the following remorseless admission of ghastly crimes (in Hindi):
Babu Bajrangi: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfnTl_Fwvbo
Arvind Pandya: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9KlevWeYrE
Ramesh Dave: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DRS0WyGJVo
Please use the files (http://imc-usa.org/reports.html) to educate the local media and ask them to cover the ground-breaking investigative report from Tehelka nailing the collusion of the state machinery in perpetrating the genocidal pogroms and subversion of the judiciary from serving justice to the victims.
Include the following Tehelka Press Conference video links (in English):
Part I: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBvyBm3p0H0
Part II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAhcgoFbzfs
Part III: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiHvtSCeBGs
Part IV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd_EAeOZNIA
Copy info@imc-usa.org in your requests to the media so that IMC can follow up with them to facilitate any further information needs they may have.
Distribute the information to all your friends and concerned Indians and request them to take action as well.