VOTE FOR LDF / CPI(M)
Dear Friends/Comrades,
The first round of polling for the 15th Lok Sabha will take place dayafter tomorrow, i.e., the 16th of April. Voting for all the constituencies in Kerala will be held on this day. We appeal to all of you to please go out and cast your vote. Also, takealong your family members, neighbours and friends and make sure thateveryone votes. Please vote for the LDF candidates and ensure that theywin. To this mail we have attached the list of the LDF candidates in Kerala. Please see below an appeal to the people of Kerala signed by eminentintellectuals and artists.
Lal Salaam!
Campaign Teamvote.cpim.org
The people of Kerala, along with some other States, will vote on 16thApril 2009 to elect their representatives to the Indian Parliament. Theseelections are important because they will determine the policy orientationof the Central Government, especially at a time when the entire world istrying to grapple with the biggest capitalist crisis of our times.Communalism, religious extremism and terrorism also pose grave threats topeace and democracy, not only in India but the entire South Asian region.Neither the Congress, which has presided over sharply increasingsocio-economic inequalities in the country over the past five years, northe BJP which thrives on the politics of hatred and divisiveness, has thevision or the capacity to provide a new direction to Indian politics. Inthis context, the initiative taken by the CPI (M) and other Left Partiesto work for a secular alternative at the Centre, which will adoptpro-people policies, strengthen federalism and pursue an independentforeign policy, is a welcome initiative. We appeal to the people ofKerala, who are always sensitive to national concerns and supportprogressive causes, to vote for the LDF candidates and ensure their victory.
K.Satchidanandan
Former Secretary,
Sahitya Akademi (1996-2000)
C.P.Chandrashekhar
Professor of Economics,Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Rev. Fr. John FernandesDirector, Chair in ChristianityMangalore University
P. KrishnanRetired Senior ScientistIndian Council of Agricultural Research, Bangalore
Gopinath RavindranProfessor of HistoryJamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
J. PrabhashProfessor of Political ScienceUniversity of Kerala
Ayesha KidwaiAssociate Professor in LinguisticsJawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Sumangala DamodaranReader in EconomicsLady Shriram College, Delhi University
Happymon JacobAssistant Professor in Diplomatic StudiesJawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
R. RamakumarAssistant Professor,Centre for Development Studies, TISS, Mumbai
The first round of polling for the 15th Lok Sabha will take place dayafter tomorrow, i.e., the 16th of April. Voting for all the constituencies in Kerala will be held on this day. We appeal to all of you to please go out and cast your vote. Also, takealong your family members, neighbours and friends and make sure thateveryone votes. Please vote for the LDF candidates and ensure that theywin. To this mail we have attached the list of the LDF candidates in Kerala. Please see below an appeal to the people of Kerala signed by eminentintellectuals and artists.
Lal Salaam!
Campaign Teamvote.cpim.org
The people of Kerala, along with some other States, will vote on 16thApril 2009 to elect their representatives to the Indian Parliament. Theseelections are important because they will determine the policy orientationof the Central Government, especially at a time when the entire world istrying to grapple with the biggest capitalist crisis of our times.Communalism, religious extremism and terrorism also pose grave threats topeace and democracy, not only in India but the entire South Asian region.Neither the Congress, which has presided over sharply increasingsocio-economic inequalities in the country over the past five years, northe BJP which thrives on the politics of hatred and divisiveness, has thevision or the capacity to provide a new direction to Indian politics. Inthis context, the initiative taken by the CPI (M) and other Left Partiesto work for a secular alternative at the Centre, which will adoptpro-people policies, strengthen federalism and pursue an independentforeign policy, is a welcome initiative. We appeal to the people ofKerala, who are always sensitive to national concerns and supportprogressive causes, to vote for the LDF candidates and ensure their victory.
K.Satchidanandan
Former Secretary,
Sahitya Akademi (1996-2000)
C.P.Chandrashekhar
Professor of Economics,Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Rev. Fr. John FernandesDirector, Chair in ChristianityMangalore University
P. KrishnanRetired Senior ScientistIndian Council of Agricultural Research, Bangalore
Gopinath RavindranProfessor of HistoryJamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
J. PrabhashProfessor of Political ScienceUniversity of Kerala
Ayesha KidwaiAssociate Professor in LinguisticsJawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Sumangala DamodaranReader in EconomicsLady Shriram College, Delhi University
Happymon JacobAssistant Professor in Diplomatic StudiesJawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
R. RamakumarAssistant Professor,Centre for Development Studies, TISS, Mumbai
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