Dear- He-who-should-not-be-named- Navaneeth

Tweets by Hilleletv I can do what Neha Dhupia could not- pretend to criticize the government. I can do this because I have the supposed privilege of being both a Hindu (on paper) (which means I will not be asked to go back to Pakistan) and a Man so perhaps a certain section of internet trolls will find it harder to target me with their … Continue reading Dear- He-who-should-not-be-named- Navaneeth

The courts of this country are on trial, not Teesta – Indira Jaisingh

The hounding of Teesta Setalvad is timed to coincide with the publicly articulated urge of the Prime Minister to get a “clean chit” from the courts in relation to the ongoing cases in Gujarat, which Teesta has been doggedly pursuing. She is the victim of the pursuit for justice. We are being asked to roll back the clock, consign the 2002 Gujarat carnage to the … Continue reading The courts of this country are on trial, not Teesta – Indira Jaisingh

On the timing of the Multi Pronged Attack (CBI and Gujarat Police) AND the significance of the Zakia Jafri petition

By Teesta Setalvad (On her way to CBI office today) The Zakia Jafri criminal revision petition in HC should not be confused with the Gulberg case which deals with the 69 people killed there along with Ehsaan saab. This petition attempts to look at criminal or administrative culpability for all the incidents during the Gujarat riots of 2002. So in that sense it is a … Continue reading On the timing of the Multi Pronged Attack (CBI and Gujarat Police) AND the significance of the Zakia Jafri petition

PADS strongly condemns the CBI raids on 14 July 2015 at the premises of social activist Teesta Setalvad

PADS strongly condemns the CBI raids on 14 July 2015 at the premises of social activist Teesta Setalvad, her husband Javed Anand, Gulam Mohammed Peshimam and office of Sabrang Communications and Publishing in Mumbai. These raids are undertaken for purely vindictive reasons given the assurances of complete cooperation and submission of thousands of pages of documents to the CBI. It is by now an open … Continue reading PADS strongly condemns the CBI raids on 14 July 2015 at the premises of social activist Teesta Setalvad

तीस्ता सेतलवाड़ के खिलाफ प्रचारित मिथक

मिथक 1 – तीस्ता सेतलवाड़ ने साम्प्रदायिक ताक़तों के खिलाफ लड़ाई 2002 में शुरु की।   तथ्य 1 – तीस्ता सेतलवाड़ और उनके पति जावेद आनंद ने अपनी पत्रिका, कम्युनलिज़्म कॉम्बेट 1992 में मुंबई दंगों के बाद शुरु की। 1992 में साम्प्रदायिक ताक़तों के खिलाफ उनकी मीडिया पक्षधरता की शुरुआत हुई। मिथक 2 – तीस्ता सेतलवाड़ ने सिर्फ गोधरा के बाद हुए दंगों के पीड़ितों के … Continue reading तीस्ता सेतलवाड़ के खिलाफ प्रचारित मिथक

Myths about Teesta Setalvad

Myth 1- Teesta Setalvad started fighting against communal forces in 2002. Fact 1- Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand started their magazine Communalism Combat after Mumbai riots of 1992. It was in 1992 that their Media Advocacy work against communal forces began. Myth 2- Teesta Setalvad took up the work of Legal advocacy only for victims of Post Godhra riots. The insinuation/propaganda being she … Continue reading Myths about Teesta Setalvad