Ex-DGP RB Sreekumar who took on Gujarat govt. to protect law and human rights
Submitted by Mudassir Rizwan on 20 July 2008 - 6:37am.
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net,
R B Sreekumar has three masters degree in his business card, and he can thank Narendra Modi for his degrees. Not long ago Sreekumar retired as Additional Director General of Police of Gujarat. He was denied a promotion by the Gujarat government and he could not become Director General of Police.
As an IPS officer, Sreekumar started his police career in Gujarat in 1972 and worked there till his retirement in 2005. As head of intelligence, he was given several instructions by politicians and police officers which he considered illegal and meticulously recorded in a semi-official diary. He gave affidavits and reports to National Human Rights Commission, Central Election Commissions and Nanavati Commission going against the official government line angering the state government.
Soon after, he was transferred to a position where he had no responsibility and no job to do and therefore he made good use of his time and got himself additional masters degree.
He was recently on a tour of the United States attending American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin (AFMI) convention in New York and talks in various cities sponsored by Indian Muslim Council-USA (IMC-USA).
TwoCircles.net talked to RB Sreekumar about the change in Gujarat society that led to post-Godhra violence. He says small issues between people and community that can get easily resolved at the local level become nationalized and communalized making it difficult for easy resolution.
When asked how we can tell if Gujarat violence of 2002 was pre-planned, he informs that Muslim businesses that had Hindi names and even displayed Hindu deities were attacked, suggesting that information about businesses must have been gathered months in advance.
He also talks about how policemen’s action or inaction that leads to tense situations getting out of hand. He wants police officers to have strong conscience and be brave while doing their job. The worst that can happen to government officials is that you will be transferred but personal discomfort is a small price to pay for holding the law and the constitution.
As for RB Sreekumar, he fought a legal battle against the Gujarat government and was promoted as Director General of Police after his retirement. He lives in Gandhinagar and is working actively for justice to the victims of Gujarat genocide.
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I had the opportunity of listening Mr. Sreekumar at a public awareness meeting organized by the Amnesty International of Washington region about anti-Muslim riots and justice in India (Gujarat) on July 8th, 2008 at their Washington office. Mr. Sreekumar candidly described behind the scene activities of functionaries in organizing the events that led to pogrom. He described how he was transferred from his sensitive and important position because did not succumb to the plans of Gujarat political leaders.
It takes a lot of courage to be candid against Mr. Modi and his group.
Zafar
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Hi ,
I just came across this site /blog while googling . I am a Hindu , not a Muslim .
Not a word about the acts of Terroism promoted and supported by Muslims ... NO discussion about SIMI ... NO discussion about Ethnic Cleansing of Kashmiri Pandits ... NO discussion about Illegal Bangladeshi Migration which has led to lot of problems .
All this happened much before Gujarat ... KAshmir happened much before BABRI ...
Discuss these things .. YOU WILL KNOW WHY PEOPLE HATE YOU .
There is only one GOD - ALLAH . There is only one True Faith - ISLAM . These are fundamentals of ISLAM . So OTHER RELIGION's are secondary .. so are people (INFIDELS) .. They should convert to ISLAM .. IMAGINE IF THIS WAS TOLD TO YOU BY A NON-MUSLIM about ISLAM .. THATS WHY PEOPLE HATE YOU
All this is preached openly and people believe in this . In Islamic countries laws are loaded against NON -MUSLIMS .. because that's what the SHARIA Preaches ... NOW YOU KNOW WHILE PEOPLE HATE YOU AT A GLOBAL LEVEL
INTROSPECT .. CHANGE .. You will find that people are more receptive to you and your faith .
Religion is know by actions of people who follow it and not by books (QURAN) . Indulging in Terrorism and then reading verses from Quran or saying that ISLAM is a religion of peace is meaningless .
Let me help you with my personal Experience ...
Hinduism does not preach castesim .. but in practice its different .. so unless and until that (practice) changes .. my saying that my religion does not preach castesim has no meaning . Hence I have to INTROSPECT / CHANGE -- I SHOULD NOT PRACTICE CASTEISM . That's what I Do .
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