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(This is the text of the open letter from Prof. Satish Deshpande to the Chief Minister of Kerala on the Hadiya issue.

[A version of this letter has also been sent to Com. MC Josephine, Chairperson, Kerala State Women’s Commission] To The Chief Minister Kerala   Dear Mr. Pinarayi Vijayan We write to you as individuals and organizations who are part of the women’s movement to express our outrage and concern regarding the dangerous implications of Hadiya’s … Continue reading End the isolation and imprisonment of Hadiya: Feminists write to the Chief Minister of Kerala

[This is the text of the open letter written by eminent economist and leading development activist Prof. Amit Bhaduri, to Com. Pinarayi Vijayan]   Dear Shri.

This is a guest post by RITUPARNA SENGUPTA   Amit V Masurkar’s recently-released film Newton explores facets of Indian democracy at its most vulnerable. For these times of ‘nationalist’ bravado, this is a courageous topic.  The film is so named because it adopts for the most part, the point of view of its protagonist, Newton (Nutan) Kumar … Continue reading The Gravity of Newton : Rituparna Sengupta

[This is the text of the open letter written by the eminent poet and public intellectual K Satchidanandan to Com. Pinarayi Vijayan]   Dear Sir, I am writing this letter to you in total despair and with utmost concern. You must by now have come to know that Hadia, who had converted to Islam  and … Continue reading Help us resist the Hindutva thought-machine: K Satchidanandan writes to the Chief Minister of Kerala

(This is the text of the open letter from leading women’s studies scholar and renowned feminist intellectual, Prof. Samita Sen, to the Chief Minister of Kerala on the Hadiya case) The Hon’ble Chief Minister Kerala   Dear Sir Please Help Hadiya It is a great disappointment to the wider community of left-inclined activists that a … Continue reading Restore Hadiya’s Dignity as an Adult: Prof. Samita Sen to the Chief Minister of Kerala

 (This is the text of the open letter written by the eminent philosopher Prof. Bilgrami, who was honoured by the Government of Kerala a few years back, to Com. Pinarayi Vijayan, on the Hadiya case) Dear Mr. Vijayan, You may not remember me from a couple of years ago when you and Prof. Pannikar were … Continue reading Check Hindutva Patriarchy: Prof. Akeel Bilgrami writes to the Chief Minister of Kerala

This is the text of the open letter to Com. Pinarayi Vijayan from Kavita Krishnan, Secretary, All-India Progressive Women’s Association] To Shri Pinarayi Vijayan Chief Minister Kerala Respected Comrade, This is in reference to the case of Ms Hadiya, whose marriage by choice to a Muslim man has been annulled by the Kerala High Court. … Continue reading The Left Must Fight for Human Rights: AIPWA to the Chief Minister of Kerala

[This is the text of the open letter to M C Josephine, Chairperson, KSWC, from Kavita Krishnan, Secretary, All-India Progressive Women’s Association] To Ms M. C. Josephine Chairperson Kerala Women’s Commission Dear Ms Josephine, This is with reference to the case of Ms.

On October 3, students, human rights activists, muslim-dalit-adivasi-bahujan organisations from all over India are converging in Thiruvananthapuram to march for the freedom of the twenty-four-year-old Hadiya, who is under virtual house arrest in the home of her father, Mr Asokan after the shocking annulment of her marriage to her chosen partner by the Kerala HC. … Continue reading Free Hadiya March on 3 Oct: Citizens for Hadiya