A well-attended public protest was held outside Chennai’s Memorial Hall, opposite the Madras Medical College demanding the unconditional release of Dr. Binayak Sen. The meeting was attended by people from various walks of life, including unorganised workers, lawyers, doctors, journalists and civil rights campaigners. The protest, held along with other similar events worldwide, marked the first year of Dr. Sen’s incarceration by the BJP government in Chhatisgarh.
Pamphlets were distributed to members of the public by the activists giving a profile of Dr. Binayak Sen and demanding his unconditional release. Several speakers highlighted the draconian approach of rulers of the day, the BJP state governments in particular, towards civil rights.
A glimpse of the Chennai gathering can be seen in this video clip:
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May 14, 2008 at 2:38 pm
It is quite unfortunate that a philanthropist and social activist, who toiled his entire life on behalf of the downtrodden and the poor in society, is treated like a hardcore criminal. All the more appalling is the silence on the part of the mainstream society, wallowing in IPL and all those frivolous stuff…Only God can save Sen, it seems. I have lost hope in the system, cruel to those who love humanity
May 14, 2008 at 7:12 pm
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