அசாம் தொடர்பாக கோர்கோ கூறிய ஒரு கருத்தை முன்வைத்து அசாமிலும் வங்காளத்திலும் உள்ள பாஜகவினர் அவர் மீது கடுமையான தாக்குதலைத் தொடுத்திருக்கிறார்கள்.
இன்று வங்காளத்தில் பாஜகவுக்கு எதிரான பிரதான கருத்தாளராகவும் பங்களா பொக்கோ என்கிற வங்க தேசிய இன அமைப்பின் புரவலராகவும் உள்ள கோர்கோ நமது நீண்ட நாள் ஆதரவாளர். அறிஞர் அண்ணாவை நன்கு கற்றிறிந்த ஆய்வாளர். இந்தியாவில் மொழியுரிமை இயக்கத்தின் முன்னோடிகளில் ஒருவர். தமிழ்நாட்டு தமிழ்த்தேசிய, திராவிட இயக்கங்களை வங்க மக்களுக்கு அறிமுகப்படுத்தக்கூடியவர். அவரது பாதுகாப்புக்காக நாம் இணைய வேண்டிய நேரம் இது.உங்கள் ஆதரவை நாடுகிறோம். தமிழ்நாடு கோர்கோ சாட்டர்ஜி பக்கம் நின்று, இக்கணம் அவர் உயிரை பாஜக வெறியர்களிடமிருந்து காப்பாற்றவேண்டும் என வேண்டிக்கேட்டுக்கொள்கிறேன்:
An appeal to save the life of an acclaimed scholar, academic, political analyst, and media commentator Dr.Garga Chatterjee who is facing imminent threat of jail, torture and murder or extra-judicial 'encounter' in Assam because of a Tweet containing a historical fact which NHRC has taken note of.
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I am Dr. Garga Chatterjee. I am facing an imminent threat of torture and murder because of a Tweet. Known as an outspoken Political analyst and anti-BJP TV media commentator in leading English, Bengali, Hindi channels and a widely published political essayist and author whose articles are regularly published in 4 languages ( English, Bengali, Tamil and Hindi) in leading dailies and magazines across several countries of South Asia. I have been for some time a target of hateful vendetta by the BJP and it's allied organizations and even senior leaders like the present Governor of Meghalaya, erstwhile BJP leader Tathagata Ray. This has taken the form of physical assault and many written and verbal threats including murder earlier but now Assam's BJP government has given the most precious constitutional mandate of RULE OF LAW and taken it to a sinister level, unleashing the full force of media, police and administration of Assam with the ultimate objective of jail, torture and murder because of a tweet that stated a true historical fact.
The objective - To bring me to Assam under the pre text of a false case and then torture and kill me or get me killed by others, inside jail or outside. The whole ruling political and administrative machinery of Assam and it's influences in other sectors have been activated towards this single objective - to silence me permanently for my long and vociferous stance against BJP in general and Assam BJP in particular for its atrocities against linguistic and religious minorities, NRC and CAA. Based on what? Comment on social media. I appeal to everyone in India and the world to help save my life. I have the most precious constitutional right of life, liberty & Freedom of Speech and not be tortured and killed by the State machinery abusing its political and administrative powers in violation of the Constitutional mandates. I appeal to the conscience of all Indians, the media and those connected with judiciary and human rights in particular to save my life which is under imminent danger due to misuse of Powers by State machinery. This is likely to be fulfilled if the Government of Assam can get me into Assam under any excuse. The judicial process in Assam is being misused by the police, administration and ruling BJP of Assam to do just that. Being increasingly unpopular among the people of Assam, BJP Assam and CM Sarbananda Sonowal wants to use me as a sacrificial goat in their political calculus of scoring brownie points among the people whose passions have been systematically aroused by a systematic media trial against me. The cost of those political brownie points is something that may be cheap or even worthless for Assam BJP but is very precious for me - my life itself.
I am a resident of Kolkata, West Bengal. I am a trained physician (MBBS) from Calcutta Medical College. I am an academic by profession. I am a PhD in Psychology from Harvard University, USA and did my post-doctoral research work at MIT, USA. My research topics include treatment of childhood blindness, disorders of face recognition, mental condition of children in correctional homes, among other topics. I am an Assistant Professor at the Indian Statistical Institute, an Institute of National Importance. I have received prestigious scholarships and fellowships from Ramakrishna Mission, Government of India, University of Calcutta, Harvard University among many others. I used to be invited for academic talks in Universities all over the world as well as national and international literature festivals.
The reason I give the
above information is to demonstrate my credentials as a scholar. This is
especially relevant because a tweet by me on 17 June 2020 which is the
basis of multiple coordinated FIRs done all over Assam in the 3rd week
of June 2020, has been used as the excuse of a witch-hunt against me
with the objective of getting me jailed, tortured and killed contains no
false fact. Can I be arrested, jailed, tortured and killed for merely
tweeting a fact that has been published and opined earlier in various
parts by authorities no less than the Guwahati Circle of the
Archeological Survey of India, PhD thesis published by Assam University,
Ahom Buranji ( English translation by G Barua published by Government
of Assam), the acclaimed book "A history of Assam" by E.Gait, scholarly
article published by J.Phukan and presented in the Indian History
Congress, scholarly book Medieval Assam by B.Kalita published by
University of Poona, newspaper report in the Telegraph giving Home
Ministry of India's view on the subject, etc, etc, etc. I am not
reproducing the tweet itself because that might be another offence that
might be compounded in this sub-judice matter. The basis of the FIRs
claim that I have called a certain historical figure a Chinese invader
and that is the crime I have committed. All the references I have
provided individually or add up to the fact of an invasion by a
historical person from China / of China origin. That is my alleged
crime. References to my claims are at the end of this statement.
Apart from a well-documented historical fact, questions have been posed by me to Chief Minister of Assam BJP's Sarbananda Sonowal, the banned anti-national terrorist outfit ULFA and Assam BJP. Where is my crime? The Assam Police is so keen to arrest me so as to fly in to Kolkata in the middle of a Corona pandemic and take me to Assam by hook or by crook to only please the political bosses in power? Here lies the most dangerous aspect of it all - a political conspiracy to jail, torture and kill me.
What I have stated in my tweet is a fact of
history couched inside 3 questions. I assume questioning CM of Assam,
Assam BJP or banned terrorist ULFA is not a crime. Is stating a widely
documented historical fact my crime? I am ready to argue my case in a
scholarly forum. It is unfortunate that what is a scholarly issue has
been made into a criminal offence with the sole purpose of bringing me
into Assam to execute the ulterior motive of the BJP government. Thus
this false case where one of the absurd charges is that this tweet of
mine involving Assam CM, ULFA, Assam BJP, Chinese invader is sexual is
nature!
The basis of Assam Police's FIR (10/20 Crime Branch) and all subsequent actions against me is a tweet on 17 June 2020 that contained a documented historical fact as I have extensively stated above. One B. P. Gogoi, a well-known pro BJP-RSS personality ( who is seen in pictures sitting one on one with PM Narendra Modi, is known to Director General of Police, Assam to the extent that DGP Assam sends him Whatsapp and text messages, who counts Assam BJP state secretary as a friend who he felicitates and has family lunches with) asked Assam Police on 17 June 2020 to file a suo moto case, he himself filed FIR on 18 June 2020, Assam Police Crime branch filed suo moto FIR on 18 June 2020, BP Gogoi personally met Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal on 19 June 2020, CM Sarbananda Sonowal made public pronouncement on 19 June 2020 declaring me guilty and directed the Police Commissioner of Guwahati to go to Kolkata (Twitter post by CMO Assam) or send a police team to Kolkata (Facebook post by CMO Assam) on 19 June 2020. In these 72 hours, a series of similar FIRs were lodged in various police stations of Assam and simultaneously, a well-orchestrated vicious, malicious, provocative and widespread media trial campaign was initiated along with in a large section of print, TV and web media in Assam.
On one hand, this relentless and video media campaign against me started that is still ongoing. Print, TV and web media painted me as an anti Assamese criminal, continuously flashing my name and picture. A media trial is being conducted relentlessly to evoke extreme negative public opinion against me in Assam. This now have been widely disseminated to crores of people of Assam, thus manufacturing wide public consent and demand for punitive extra-judicial actions. This has been totally successful and many, many people of Assam have responded in writing with threats and demands of extreme violence against me. I have already been made a hated figure among wide sections of people in Assam by such twisted and provocative videos and reportage that have been consumed by millions. Wide sections of media provided day by day, hour by hour venomous reports against me. All people of Assam including the Assamese are my Indian co-citizens and I do not hate them. While the tweet in the case is a question posed on the basis of a well-researched and documented historical fact, public sentiment has been systematically poisoned by an orchestrated ethnocentric media campaign and I am already a hated who deserves to die in the eyes of many sections of society in Assam including jail inmates (which include terrorists of ULFA who are mentioned in the tweet), police, every level of administration as well as terrorist and violent vigilante groups of Assam. I am a man marked for jail, torture and death due to political vendetta using custodial or incarceration scenario, where a hostile administration working under the direction of top most political and administrative leadership is actively conspiring to do this. Multiple well-wishers of mine from Assam have warned me know of this eventuality also. This is only possible if I can somehow be taken into Assam in this false case, thereafter case after case will be heaped for jailing and torture and encounter/murder inside or outside jail and there is an all out effort to do that which was previously thwarted by Corona scenario.
I want to live. I have the most precious Fundamental Right of RIGHT TO LIFE & LIBERTY and FREEDOM OF SPEECH as guaranteed by the Constitution of India . I have the right to speak truth in the land of "Satyameva Jayate" but more than anything else, I don't want to be killed for a Tweet made on pure historical facts. I have never beaten anyone or killed anyone. I am not a criminal. I am the only child of my parents. My father is 74 and has cancer. My mother is 70. In our house, only 3 of us live. On 17th August, my father will be admitted to a government hospital for cancer treatment. My mother cannot move around. My father will not be able to live without my help. He will in effect be killed if I am dragged to Assam. In fact I fear that this statement about my unwillingness to be dragged to Assam to make a justification for encounter killing me in Assam extra-judicially by falsely saying that I was trying to escape the clutches of law enforcement in some way. It is said that a life in danger knows no law but I appeal for the protection of law under such imminent threat where law is being used as a cover for destroying my life instead of protecting my life and liberty. I do not know who to go to. I appeal to everyone in India including all the people of Assam, don't let me be killed. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken note of my case as one of "False Implication" and has directed Kolkata Police to submit a report but if I am dragged to Assam and jailed, tortured, killed, the NHRC note or report will become a bureaucratic exercise over my dead body. I write this on 15th August, 2020, on our great Independence Day. I appeal to the President of India, to the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi who is my Prime Minister, to the Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee who is my Chief Minister, to the Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal with whom I have no personal enmity, that I am facing imminent threat due to a false case, please let me live. Please stop me from being dragged into Assam. Please stop me from getting killed. I do not want to die.
Garga Chatterjee
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