Saturday, May 31, 2014

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT-PRAYERS, GOOD WISHES, ENCOURAGEMENT & SOLIDARITY

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT-PRAYERS,

 GOOD WISHES, ENCOURAGEMENT & SOLIDARITY

Ever since CM of Goa Parrikar made those obnoxious and derogatory statements against me-and also comparing me to one of his ilk-I have been flooded with messages of support and solidarity from all over India and abroad!

It is really very touching that people I do not know at all have just called saying "don't worry!we are with you"I have been assured of prayers from quarters one would least expect...Nearly everyone has encouraged me "to go on" and NEVER to give up the struggle for a more just, humane , equitable and peaceful society!

I am really very grateful to EVERYONE of you! I mean it! 

When we walk TOGETHER there is NO looking back...and however difficult the road ahead is- we are motivated by our belief that TRUTH WILL ULTIMATELY TRIUMPH!!!

Fr Cedric Prakash sj
31st May 2014

In support of Fr Cedric Prakash

PRESS RELEASE
Dear Media Friends,
Salaam.
You must be aware of the recent alligations made by the Goa C.M. on Fr. Cedric Prakash. We have taken serious view of it and we are being supported in our petition by important people allover.
We request you the cover this petition in your respected news paper / Magazine / Channel.
We thank you for this.
Hiren Gandhi                             Dr. Saroop Dhruv
[DARSHAN]                              [INSAF]


The Petition…..
We condemn the statements made by the CM of Goa  Manohar Parrikar accusing Fr Cedric Prakash of "spreading religious discontent"and equating him(Fr Prakash) with the rabid Sri Rama Sene chief Pramod Muthalik

Fr Prakash is a long-standing campaigner for human rights, justice and peace-and he has been consistently taking up the cause of those whose human rights have been violated -irrespective of their religious background. He has been a strong promoter of communal harmony and has received  several national and international recognitions for his work.
Parrikar's statements are certainly in bad taste and are totally false-they are obviously meant to divert the focus from the plight of those who suffer in our society and are a blatant attempt to intimidate human rights defenders like Fr Prakash. Fr Prakash has every right as a free citizen of India to critique and expound his views on Modi's Gujarat model.
We condemn Goa CM Parrikar's statements and call upon all democratic and secular citizens to echo this call
The signatories...

S.no.
Name of the Person
Organisation / Individual
1.
Hiren Gandhi
Darshan
2.
Saroop Dhruv
INSAF
3.
Wilfred D’costa
INSAF
4.
Rampuniyani

5.
Praful Bidwai
Columnist / Writer
6.
Roshini Hensman
Writer –Bombay
7.
Waqar Qazi
Ahmedabad
8.
Vidhya Dinkar

9.
Obais Sulthan Khan

10.
Ashfaq Mohammed

11.
Jigyasa Singh

12.
Gabriel Districh
Chennai
13.
Harsh Mander

14.
Sheba Jeorge
SAHRWARU
15.
Subhash Gatade
Delhi
16.
Raju K. Sail
Chhatisgarh
17.
Shashi
Chattisgarh Mahila Jagruti Sangathan
18.
Kumud
Chattisgarh Bal Shramik Sangathan
19.
Moiz Rasiwala
France
20.
Dr.Walter Fernandes

21.
Sanjivini Badigar

22.
Shanti A Miranda

23.
Ira Singh

24.
Allwyn Bonface Tauro

25.
Achin Vanaik

26.
Leela Jose

27.
Rita Manchanda

28.
Loreta Castro
Phillipines
29.
Nishrin Jafri Hussain
USA
30.
Elias Vaz
Goa
31.
Kareen Sait

32.
Sunit Nolis

33.
Anil Nauriya

34.
Feroze Mithiborwala
Bharat Bachao Andolan
35.
Shamsul Islam
Nishant Natya Manch
36.
Nalima Sharma

37.
Kavita Srivastava
PUCL –Rajastan
38.
PUCL

39.
Allwyn Fernandes
Management Consultant, Mumbai
40
Sunetra Deshpande
Consultant, Ahmedabad
41.
Ambika AV

42.
Capt. Eddie Viegas
Goa
43.
Madhu Menon
ANALA
44.
Kevin D’souza

45.
Myron Pereira

46.
Juzar Bandukwala
Baroda
47.
Kumar Prashant

48.
Dolphy D’souza
Mumbai
49.
Sandeep Vaidya

50.
Mohammed Imran

51.
Fr. Rajeev Chakranarayan S.J.
Actvist, Ahmedabad
52.
Mr. Arif Memon

53.
Jr. Joseph Macwan

54.
Yaseva

55.
Samar Bagchi

56.
Trupti Shah
SAHIYAR
57.
Rohit Prajapati
Baroda
58.
Hafiz Ahmed
ASSAM
59.
Charachapori Sahitya Parishad
ASSAM
60.
All India Secular Forum
ASSAM
61.
Sukla Sen
Activist, Mumbai
62.
Prasad Chacko
Ahmedabad
63.
Madhu Prasad
New Delhi
64.
Vidhyadhar Gadgil
Goa
65.
Babu Rao

66.
Teesta Setalvad
Human Rights Activist, Mumbai
67.
Shreeprakash

68.
Dunu Roy

69.
K. Srinivas
Ahmedabad
70.
Purav Parmar
Nadiyad
71.
David D’costa

72.
Joseph Fernandes

73.
Roger D’souza

74.
Henri Tiphagne          
Excutive Director, Peoples Watch
75.
Khalid Azam
Calfornia -U.S.
76.
Sophiakhan
Activist, SAFAR, Ahmedabad.
77.
Shauna Singh Baldiwin
Novelist / Writer, US
78.
Ajaya Kumar Singh                            
Actvist, Orrisa
79.
K. Anand S.J.

80.
Alam & Premita Pinto

81.
Hanif Lakdawala
SANCHETNA
82.
Cyriaco Castellind

8.
Dr. Benedict Vadakkekra

84.
Ahsan Syed

85.
Akhileshwari Ramagouda

86.
Niloufer Bhagwat

87.
Padma Venkataraman

88.
Subhash Joshi

89.
Dr. Hzel D’Lima

90.
Fr. O. Coutinho S.J.

91.
Nafisa Barot & Utthan Team
Activist, Ahmedabad.
92.
Mallikaben Sarabhai
Activist, Ahmedabad
93.
Gaurang Raval
Activist, Ahmedabad
94.
Marshall Mendonza

95.
Nakamizo Kazuya
Scholar, Japan
96.
Harsh Kapoor
South Asia, Citizens Web
97.
Ruth D’souza                           
Management Consultant, Mumbai.
98.
Astrid Lobo Gajiwala

99.
Godfry D’Lima

100.
Stephen D’souza

101.
Silverins Fernandes

102.
John Dayal                                                      
All India Catholic Union
103.
Fransis G. Parmar, S.J.

104.
Kasim Sait
Progressive Intellectual
105.
Thomas Pallithanam
Andhrapradesh
106.
Hedwig Lewis

107.
Javed Anand
Journalist, Activist, Mumbai
108.
Allwyn Dsilva

109.
Hasan Abdullah

110.
Ishwar Prajapati
Ahmedabad
111.
George Mutholil
Bangalore
112.
Ann Ninan
Delhi
113.
Noel Oliver

114.
M-enginer

115.
Gulbarga Diocese

116.
Robert Miranda

117.
Clarence Srambical

118.
Joseph Mattam

119.
Gracy Abrco

120.
Manisha Sethi
Delhi
121.
Fr. Erwin Lazorado

122.
Robin Viegas              
Mumbai
123.
Christina Back

124.
Lynette Viegas

125.
Prof. S. Irfan Habib

126.
Lynettee gomes
Mumbai
127.
Anoushka Viegas
Mumbai
128.
The Bombay Catholic Sabha, Kalina Unit
Mumbai
129.
T. Nishant

130.
Anoushka Leonara

131.
Praxedes Gomes
Mumbai
132.
George Pinto

133.
Angela L. Viegas
Mumbai
134.
Anthony Dasilva

135.
Mr. Viginia Saldanha
Women Activist
136.
Antonia Maldonado
Granada –Spain
137.
Dr. Edmond Fernandes
Activist, Mangalore
138.
Elsa. J. Marty
Researcher, US
139.
Muzher Hussain
Activist, Hyderabad
140.
Mohammed Jawad
Mumbai
141.
Sarwat Ali

142.
Vivek Pinto
Consultant, Japan
143.
Fr. Michael Kelly SJ.
Executive Director, UCA News, Bangkok
144.
Shabnam Hashmi
Activist, Delhi
145.
Emer Manning
Writer, Pakistan
146.
Simon Parmar
Writer, Ahmedabad
147.
Saeed Patel
USA
148.
Nasir Chippa
USA
149.
Khalique Azam,
California, USA
150.
Roanna Consalves
Writer, Australia
151.
Dr. Edwin Masihi,
Scholar, Ahmedabad
152.
Freda Coelho
Activist, Ahmedabad
153.
John D’souza
Actvist, Ahmedabad
154.
Fr. Vinayak Jadav
Scholar, Ahmedabad
155.
Joseph Dominic
Actvist, Ahmedabad
156.
Joseph Vaz
Goa
157.
Rajiv Shah
Ahmedabad
158.
Bishop Cyprian Monis Asansol

159.
Utthan
Ahmedabad
160.
CRANTI
Ahmedabad
161.
SAUHARD
Ahmedabad
162.
Lona Pinto
Activist, Ahmedabad
163.
Beena Macwan
Activist, Ahmedabad
164.
Elvira Coelho
Activist, Ahmedabad
165.
Elmer Coelho
Activist, Ahmedabad
166.
Fr. M.K. George SJ.
ISI, Bangalore
167.
Shamshad Pathan
Ahmedabad
168.
Naveen Fernandes

169.
Monica Fernandes

170.
Veronica D’souza
Bombay
171.
Capt. Richard F. Sequeira

172.
Melania

173.
Bindu Kapurea
New Delhi
174.
Sebonti Chatterjee
New Delhi
175.
Radha Kapuria
New Delhi
176.
Joe Athialy
New Delhi
177.
Ruth Saldanha
Journalist
178.
Amalendu Upadhyaya
Editor, Hastakshep
179.
Betty Cyril

180.
Edward Fernandes

181.
Dr. Subhash Masters

182.
Suma Josson
Film Maker
183.
Jospeh G Bock

184.
Aruna Rodrigues

185.
Sunray Harvests

186.
Robert Mascarenhas

187.
Premila Brito

189.
Ebbie Brito

190.
Fr. Fidelis Dlima

191.
Edwin

192.
Sunray Harvesters

193.
Lona Pinto

194.
Ranjan Solomon

195.
Flory D’souza

196.
Dora Coutinho

197.
Savio Coutinho

198.
Valerie Miranda

199.
Jose Changanacherry

200.
Augusto Mendonza



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