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Southern communists denied British visa: Glasgow fallout?
IANS
mangalorean.com
July 27, 2007
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) - In what could be a fallout of
the three Bangalore doctors' arrest in the attempted terror
strikes in Britain, the British High Commission here has
denied visa to a group of Communist Party of India-Marxist
(CPI-M) activists from the southern states who wanted to
travel to Cuba via London.
Activists of Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI)
and Students Federation of India (SFI) - the youth and
students wing of the CPI-M - sought British visa to travel
to Cuba to attend the international solidarity meeting that
is being organised on the occasion of Moncada Day July 26,
a day of historical importance in the Cuban revolutionary
struggle.
The high commission has denied visa to the leaders from the
southern states - both Kerala and Tamil Nadu - citing
"technical" troubles. But the party activists alleged that
it was "discrimination" as their counterparts from the
northern and eastern states, who had submitted the same
documents, were granted visa.
"They have kept our passports for 10 days and they informed
us about the denial of visa only Monday evening. Out of the
12 people, who sought visa, they picked and chose the
people from the south to deny the permission," DYFI
national president P. Sriramakrishnan told IANS here.
Apart from Sriramakrishnan, DYFI's Kerala state president
M.B. Rajesh, Tamil Nadu secretary S. Kannan, SFI national
president Arun Kumar, Kerala secretary M. Swaraj were also
not given visas.
Six others, including those from West Bengal, who were
granted visa, have already left for Havana.
Sriramakrishnan alleged that he and his colleagues have
been denied visa only because they were from the southern
states. "The British authorities are viewing the entire
south Indians as suspects after the arrest of Bangalore
doctors. It is highly unfortunate," he said.
Three Indian doctors from Karnataka were arrested in
connection with the recent failed bombings in Glasgow.
Senior leader and CPI-M politburo member Brinda Karat said
the high commission's move was "illogical and irrational".
"If they have denied visa only to the people from south, it
extremely unfortunate. Such a move to deny visa to people
from a whole region is irrational, illogical, and it could
be construed as discrimination," Karat told IANS.
She also asked the Indian government to take up the matter
seriously.
The leaders have then approached the Russian embassy for
visa to travel to Havana via Moscow.
The 11-member delegation is to attend a 10-day conference,
which will also be attended by activists from the US, Latin
American countries and Caribbean Islands to study
employment generation, industrialisation and education
system in Cuba.
It was on July 26, 1956 that Fidel Castro led the attack on
Moncada Barracks, marking the beginning of the Cuban
revolutionary struggle, which ended on Jan 1 1959 when
Fidel and Che Guevara led the cheering crowds entering
Havana to overthrow dictator Batista. IANS
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IANS
mangalorean.com
July 27, 2007
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) - In what could be a fallout of
the three Bangalore doctors' arrest in the attempted terror
strikes in Britain, the British High Commission here has
denied visa to a group of Communist Party of India-Marxist
(CPI-M) activists from the southern states who wanted to
travel to Cuba via London.
Activists of Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI)
and Students Federation of India (SFI) - the youth and
students wing of the CPI-M - sought British visa to travel
to Cuba to attend the international solidarity meeting that
is being organised on the occasion of Moncada Day July 26,
a day of historical importance in the Cuban revolutionary
struggle.
The high commission has denied visa to the leaders from the
southern states - both Kerala and Tamil Nadu - citing
"technical" troubles. But the party activists alleged that
it was "discrimination" as their counterparts from the
northern and eastern states, who had submitted the same
documents, were granted visa.
"They have kept our passports for 10 days and they informed
us about the denial of visa only Monday evening. Out of the
12 people, who sought visa, they picked and chose the
people from the south to deny the permission," DYFI
national president P. Sriramakrishnan told IANS here.
Apart from Sriramakrishnan, DYFI's Kerala state president
M.B. Rajesh, Tamil Nadu secretary S. Kannan, SFI national
president Arun Kumar, Kerala secretary M. Swaraj were also
not given visas.
Six others, including those from West Bengal, who were
granted visa, have already left for Havana.
Sriramakrishnan alleged that he and his colleagues have
been denied visa only because they were from the southern
states. "The British authorities are viewing the entire
south Indians as suspects after the arrest of Bangalore
doctors. It is highly unfortunate," he said.
Three Indian doctors from Karnataka were arrested in
connection with the recent failed bombings in Glasgow.
Senior leader and CPI-M politburo member Brinda Karat said
the high commission's move was "illogical and irrational".
"If they have denied visa only to the people from south, it
extremely unfortunate. Such a move to deny visa to people
from a whole region is irrational, illogical, and it could
be construed as discrimination," Karat told IANS.
She also asked the Indian government to take up the matter
seriously.
The leaders have then approached the Russian embassy for
visa to travel to Havana via Moscow.
The 11-member delegation is to attend a 10-day conference,
which will also be attended by activists from the US, Latin
American countries and Caribbean Islands to study
employment generation, industrialisation and education
system in Cuba.
It was on July 26, 1956 that Fidel Castro led the attack on
Moncada Barracks, marking the beginning of the Cuban
revolutionary struggle, which ended on Jan 1 1959 when
Fidel and Che Guevara led the cheering crowds entering
Havana to overthrow dictator Batista. IANS
More at:
http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=48899
Jai Maharaj
http://tinyurl.com/24fq83
http://www.mantra.com/jai
http://www.mantra.com/jyotish
Om Shanti
Hindu Holocaust Museum
http://www.mantra.com/holocaust
Hindu life, principles, spirituality and philosophy
http://www.hindu.org
http://www.hindunet.org
The truth about Islam and Muslims
http://www.flex.com/~jai/satyamevajayate
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have been authored by, and do not necessarily represent the opinion of the
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fair use of copyrighted works.
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considered or answered if it does not contain your full legal name, current
e-mail and postal addresses, and live-voice telephone number.
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owner. This material is being made available in efforts to advance the
understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic,
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provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title
17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without
profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included
information for research, comment, discussion and educational purposes by
subscribing to USENET newsgroups or visiting web sites. For more information
go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml
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