In defence of Arun Ferreira

January 31, 2012 11:48

'Arun Ferreira and most others have denied being Maoists. But even if they are so, that does not make them criminals. It is not the issue of Maoists being right or wrong, and even less so of justifying or condemning their actions. After all, they are people, who are responding to the deceit and violence of the state in their chosen way. One may disagree with their ideology or methods but one has to admit the horrific conditions, which propel them to take a radical path,' writes Anand Teltumbe, writer and civil rights activist with the Committee for the Protection of Democratic Rights, Mumbai, in the Economic and Political Weekly. Click here to read the article.

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