India - Release Comrade Ajith immediately!
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Release Murali Kannampilly alias Ajith immediately from Pune High Security Central Jail which alone can save his life
Democratic rights activists,
intellectuals and civil liberties committees demand the Government of
Maharashtra and the Central Government
By now, people in all over the country
and the world have come to know that Com. K Muraleedharan was admitted
in a Pune government hospital since he was suffering with severe chest
pain. Since the police have not allowed an attendant as advised by the
doctors attending him, he has taken up a hunger strike. Then the Police,
against the advice of the doctors, sent him back forcing him to
withdraw the hunger strike. Now his health is in precarious condition in
the prison.
So, along with Prof. Noam Chomsky and
other democratic rights activists all over the country and the world, we
demand that either he be given an interim bail or released to get him
admitted in the hospital which alone can save his life. He has already
undergone a bypass surgery for his heart ailment. In this context we
give a brief profile of Com. K Muraleedharan here.
Murali Kannampilly, or K Muraleedharan,
or Comrade Ajith as he is more commonly known (the alias he uses when
writing) was a revolutionary who was aligned with Communist politics
since his early student days and became attracted to the Naxalite
movement while he was pursuing his graduation in engineering. Murali,
who had joined the movement as a student, later shined as a teacher in
the same movement- one of the finest scholars in political economy and
Maoist ideology. He had worked with several comrades, including Com. S A
Roof, an undaunted Maoist leader.
He was strongly opposed to the
bourgeois idealist line that K Venu was trying to impose on the CRC-CPI
(ML) in Kerala and worked tirelessly to sustain and grow the
revolutionary movement there. His major political works include Bhumi,
Jati, Bandhanam (Land, Caste and Bondage), a path-breaking study on
land, reforms, caste and the agrarian relations in Kerala, Against
Avakianism an ideological critique of Bob Avakian, the
dogmatic-revisionist leader of the Revolutionary Communist Party of the
USA. As one of the leading Maoist thinkers and theoreticians, Ajith has
written several significant articles and replies on issues related to
gender and caste from a Maoist perspective. He was the editor of the
international magazine A World to Win, published by the Revolutionary
International Movement, a coordinating center of various Maoist parties
and forces across the world. An interesting aside- as a young kid who
used to travel with his father Karunakara Menon Kannampilly, Counsellor,
Indian Embassy, Peking, (1958-61), the People’s Republic of China, once
had the rare opportunity to garland Chairman Mao.
He was arrested by the ATS in Pune in May
last year, and has since been in the Yerwada prison there. Already a
heart patient who had undergone a bypass surgery, he was admitted to the
hospital on the fifth of this month following chest pain. However, the
authorities have denied him even an attendant and he was later taken
back to the prison cell without proper treatment. In a critical stage
where timely and expert treatment is crucial, the authorities are
inhumanely denying even these basic rights. No charges have been framed
against Murali, other than booking him under the draconian Unlawful
Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). He is one of the many victims of this
draconian law, where people could be arrested for any reason and held
almost indefinitely without any evidence or criminal cases being
registered against them. In fact, Murali has been produced before the
court only once in the past 15 months of imprisonment.
Human rights activists are urging that
the authorities urgently ensure expert treatment to Murali, and allow,
at the very least, his son to stay and help him as an attendant or
otherwise grant him bail on medical grounds. A recent statement, signed
by globally renowned scholars, academics and human rights advocates
including Noam Chomsky, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Partha Chatterjee,
Anand Teltumbde, Prabhat Patnaik, Bernard D’Mello, Meena Kandasamy
calling upon the authorities “to ensure a fair, transparent and speedy
trial of Muraleedharan or release him on bail” is reflective of
solidarity and protest at an international level against the Indian
state’s intent to silence or even to annihilate political prisoners and
voices of dissent.
Prof. G Haragopal, Defense Committee, Committee for the Release of Political Prisoners
Varavara Rao, President, Revolutionary Democratic Front, Founder, Revolutionary Writers Association
Rajkishore, General Secretary, RDFProf. G N Saibaba, Deputy Secretary, RDF
Varalakshmi, Secretary, Virasam (Revolutionary Writers Association)
Prof C Sheshayya, President, APCLC
Prof. G Lakshman, President, Telengana Civil Liberties Committee.
Hyderabad
8th September 2016
O Camarada Ajith, de 62 anos, foi ingresado, fai tres días, no Sassoon Hospital despois de sufrir problemas cardiacos. O Camarada Ajith permanece preso, na cadea de Yerwada, en Pune, dende a súa detención en maio do 2015.
O noso Comité respalda plenamente esta petición e fai un chamado a apoiala.
Lista parcial de asinantes:
1: Prof. Noam Chomsky
2: Prof. Anand Teltumbde, IIT Khargapur
3: Bernrd D’Mello, Deputy Editor, Economic and Political Weekly
4: Meena Kandasamy: Writer
5: Kanam Rajendran: State Secretary, Communist Party of India, Kerala
6: BRP Bhaskar: Eminent Journalist and Writer
7: K Venu : Writer and social commentator
8: MM Somasekharan: Writer and social commentator
9: Njamal Babu (TN Joy): Public Intellectual
10: Dr. KT Rammohan: Former Dean School of Social Science, GM University, Kottayam
11: Dr. TT Sreekumar: Professor, MICA, School of Ideas, Ahmedabad
12: Dr. J. Devika : Assistant Professor, Centre For Development Studies
Thiruvananathapuram
14: Prof. AK Ramakrishnan: Professor, Centre for West Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi
Comrade Ajith when arrested in 2015
K Muraleedharan , a radical political activist for the last four decades and a distinguished scholar of political economy, dalit studies and the author of 'Land, Caste and Servitude', a path-breaking analysis of agrarian relations in Kerala has been an under trial prisoner for the past 15 months.
We came to know that Mr. Muraleedharan has been admitted in the hospital following the worsening of his health condition.
We appeal to the authorities concerned to take all steps needed for providing proper medical attention to Mr. Muraleedharan.
The health condition of the 62-year old Muraleedharan, a heart patient who had already undergone a bypass surgery, has been a matter of deep concern for friends, comrades, relatives and well wishers.
We call upon all persons believing in democracy, human rights and individual liberty to join the campaign for ensuring proper medical attention to Mr. Muraleedharan.
We also call upon the authorities to ensure a fair, fair, transparent and speedy trial of Mr. Muraleedharan or release him on bail.
Mr. Muraleedharan was arrested by Anti-terrorist squad of the Maharashtra Police from Talegaon Dabhade near Pune on May 9, 2015.
After extensive questioning that lasted for several days Mr. Muraleedharan, popularly known as Ajith, has been charged under the provisions of the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and lodged in the Yerwada Jail in Pune as an under trial prisoner
India: Noam Chomsky demands proper medical care to Maoist prisoner Comrade Ajith (K. Muraleedharan)
URGENT UPDATE ON COMRADE AJITH
Ajith (K. Muraleedharan) forcibly removed from hospital and returned to jail - this puts him in great danger - please try to protest police action against a very sick man in any way possible
Prof. Noam Chomsky, globally renowned scholar and advocate of human rights, has called for proper medical treatment to ( Comrade Ajith) K. Muraleedharan, an under trial prisoner currently admitted in Sassoon Government Hospital in Pune, Maharashtra. In an E-mail message to the committee campaigning for proper medical care to the Maoist leader, the MIT scholar said he is “happy to sign the statement”.
Prof. Chomsky has also endorsed the call for a “fair, transparent and speedy trial of Muraleedharan or releasing him on bail”.
Prof. Anand Teltumbde of Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and Bernard D’Mello, deputy editor Economic and Political Weekly have also endorsed the call for appropriate medical care to the 62-year old Muraleedharan, ailing from cardiac related ailments.
Muraleedharan K, a radical political activist for the last four decades and a distinguished scholar of political economy, Dalit studies and the author of 'Land, Caste and Servitude', a path-breaking analysis of agrarian relations in Kerala has been admitted at Sassoon Hospital three days ago.
He was arrested by Anti-terrorist squad of the Maharashtra Police from Talegaon Dabhade near Pune on May 9, 2015.
After extensive questioning that lasted for several days Muraleedharan, popularly known as Ajit, has been charged under the provisions of the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and lodged in the Yerwada Jail in Pune as an under trial prisoner.
Excepting for once, he was not produced in any open court for the past 15 months.
Janakeeya Manshyavakasa Prasthanam (JMP), a human rights organisation, has launched a global campaign calling for proper medical treatment to the ailing prisoner.
The health condition of the 62-year old Muraleedharan, a heart patient who had already undergone a bypass surgery, has been a matter of deep concern for friends, relatives and well wishers, the JMP statement said.
“We call upon all persons believing in democracy, human rights and individual liberty to join the campaign for ensuring proper medical care and attention to Mr. Muraleedharan. We also call upon the authorities to ensure a fair, transparent and speedy trial of Mr. Muraleedharan or release him on bail”, it added.
1: Prof. Noam Chomsky
2: Prof. Anand Teltumbde, IIT Khargapur
3: Bernrd D’Mello, Deputy Editor, Economic and Political Weekly
4: Meena Kandasamy: Writer
5: Kanam Rajendran: State Secretary, Communist Party of India, Kerala
6: BRP Bhaskar: Eminent Journalist and Writer
7: K Venu : Writer and social commentator
8: MM Somasekharan: Writer and social commentator
9: Njamal Babu (TN Joy): Public Intellectual
10: Dr. KT Rammohan: Former Dean School of Social Science, GM University, Kottayam
11: Dr. TT Sreekumar: Professor, MICA, School of Ideas, Ahmedabad
12: Dr. J. Devika : Assistant Professor, Centre For Development Studies
Thiruvananathapuram
14: Prof. AK Ramakrishnan: Professor, Centre for West Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi
15: PK Venugopal: Janakeeya Kala Sahitya
......His major political works include Bhumi, Jati, Bandhanam (Land, Caste and Bondage), a path-breaking study on land, reforms, caste and the agrarian relations in Kerala, Against Avakianism an ideological critique of Bob Avakian, the dogmatic-revisionist leader of the Revolutionary Communist Party of the USA.
He was the editor of the international magazine A World to Win, published by the Revolutionary International Movement, a coordinating center of various Maoist parties and forces across the world. An interesting aside- as a young kid who used to travel with his father Karunakara Menon Kannampilly, Counsellor, Indian Embassy, Peking, (1958-61), the People’s Republic of China, once had the rare opportunity to garland Chairman Mao.
He was arrested by the ATS in Pune in May last year, and has since been in the Yerwada prison there. Already a heart patient who had undergone a bypass surgery, he was admitted to the hospital on the fifth of this month following chest pain.
However, the authorities have denied him even an attendant and he was later taken back to the prison cell without proper treatment. In a critical stage where timely and expert treatment is crucial, the authorities are inhumanely denying even these basic rights.
No charges have been framed against Murali, other than booking him under the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). He is one of the many victims of this draconian law, where people could be arrested for any reason and held almost indefinitely without any evidence or criminal cases being registered against them. In fact, Murali has been produced before the court only once in the past 15 months of imprisonment.
Human rights activists are urging that the authorities urgently ensure expert treatment to Murali, and allow, at the very least, his son to stay and help him as an attendant or otherwise grant him bail on medical grounds.
A recent statement, signed by globally renowned scholars, academics and human rights advocates including Noam Chomsky, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Partha Chatterjee, Anand Teltumbde, Prabhat Patnaik, Bernard D’Mello, Meena Kandasamy calling upon the authorities “to ensure a fair, transparent and speedy trial of Muraleedharan or release him on bail” is reflective of solidarity and protest at an international level against the Indian state’s intent to silence or even to annihilate political prisoners and voices of dissent.
Prof. G Haragopal, Defense Committee, Committee for the Release of Political Prisoners
Varavara Rao, President, Revolutionary Democratic Front, Founder, Revolutionary Writers Association
Rajkishore, General Secretary, RDF
Prof. G N Saibaba, Deputy Secretary, RDF
Varalakshmi, Secretary, Virasam (Revolutionary Writers Association)
Prof C Sheshayya, President, APCLC
Prof. G Lakshman, President, Telengana Civil Liberties Committee.
Hyderabad
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