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Called yoii.-;.;' paki'/ or ^ven jostled ^ you or pushed you i/r tirte subway, they are Jon y !gbing |o Jaugh at you. :lf the f>olicc ujere; to v gtrt: jnvolved iiini i every litjtle fleabite � that.hiippptiiiin a eohfi^nunity (h^jy
controllinjg hard criir�4 crJm.c. ihai is ux>nh [miich mores moiury/to ihem. cifirnjc that p^akesv the headline^ ; andl that} could he ; chalked up i^> their di^reditif not vhim/n U)| bfcr on the] decline in ^urvcy^ ano statistics; Ev<;ri a traffic acici<|cnt y*;onl) lesi than $200 in damage inynot[vw6nh th^ir time iiiivclstiganrtg'.� �'�;iv:.':'/;-;,':'i.:';';.:- � ��� VN^'TfOI^
Is it going to; help tp pl!ay Uncle Tom? By :Tthis I/ n^ean ^A;U"
exact 1 y whai the white) communUy vvould; lijce j you to :jdo/\ in the circum�.tancesv, TheyS might be telling yciu in effect: j� � You jcrtoW these j kiiis j wh^> go] after the
iler jif jjou >vould|:fihd \;ery'';i �..�'' :�'�� :vbe< onKli^ so ^s'nynathetur toY '�..: the
s^njetimes molest a sari-dad or a weaJc-lookvng child, uise he v h brown^skinned* rare \vell-meamng kids from i g<>c|(i Loyalist families. They are simply looking for some harmless fuii Be a sport. Have $ome paiienee vyhile they are growing ujpi And here is'.a grant to help to .hold $ome cultural ,oh$,. Invite the$e kid$ to y6i|r ethnic festivals and be nice H, feed theta your, goodIe$,f an4 soon they will be turning nice a�<l saying hello to you. on the ;��':�;�;� streets instead! of shouting �"/'�^ptthets/' 'f
;;,?'vS;THe more intellectual among us ^Sma^.even be persuaded to hold, / \ve|l-(>rganized ,} (conference^; :
resiearch � and prepare briefs, � /^^^siieciaJly1 those in-depth studies, iiT^ke; represcntaftions to politic-is running for office, and apply Council grants to keep and the Multicultura-people busy^ But is all that going to thange the Paki imjige one bit ^ or rnake the >dlums lay off from the current n.c, of Pakv-bust.wg? One do|ubts it. ' �. ' ' '
PROPOSAL
:.hc remedy that J am propo$-ii as a cure for the malaise Gently afflicting our society i& of ^hx>ck1 treat mem. ,it t$
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3'crcMicc n
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nt. chiefly in tfic print medium. s.;i cure that I -sincerely believe I go to i ho psychological- roots problem in the' :way tha,t else in, our society
. \v|>rks,to change;-soCta^ manners
;^iid more?? from kime to time. ; " lAs 1 see it. it is the paki image /OK weakness .tliat triggers the y^ b Allying instinct^ of our youth. B|it actually the coVvardly one is 'bullv himesll The bully
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>e rxi t c s fro m , be hind y o u r ' back ,o in gangs, attacks only those ! \v ipm he judges to be weaicer than hiriiself or less likely-1<> hit b; ck, and thrives in the cpmmu-/ I nitV because of the moral support ^'�.''��'�h4..igets from his eldet's and the piitablishm^nt who dare not come 6,41 into t^ie open and express U|eir inward hostility to the foreigner , because they .have n|uoh more ?o ^loss than mere ] hoodlums and thugs, who are iufcually the d6WT>-and-olit or th^ v derelict of *>ocjiety. If, h6weyer, v;: tJiosc who call the tune in regard /��/^/our social mores such as TV ..�X'/.'^rsonalities. hockey players, and 1^ could be persuaded to
f<|;rid their� names to a media ;:; campaign tocalUhis Paki-buSfing glinic as what (it reaHy is, vit. y Cowardliness, at least ,to declare u riequivocally that they them-^sioiyes are not behind it because U ij /not the fashionable or "tnv tiling to do, I,h,4ve n0^ doubt the gjEimc would soon be over. POStER CAMPAIGN The campaign I am proposing njeed not be a full-scale media �.jbtitz complete with TV spots, galloons, buttons, banners, and paraphernalia. But there has be a catchy slogan with a clear isage to it that has to be driven almost relentlessly, viz. fakubaiters are? towards. The costs are not prohibitive. S,ft. by 4 ft* billboard erected >rpne month at half the subway Rations of Toronto costs only a(bout $1.700. Add to it about $300 for the design and production services of an advertising agency. 3|; has* of course, to be & f rqfessionat job, not am amateur c ffort in poor English which will qnly draw down ridicule or at best merely ignored. The shock Ltmem will consist in the Cording of the message. A first, (raft might read Something
AND LET LIVE
>n]y the scum of our society
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And they always picl on peo smaller or less nunerous ttfan themselves, especially women. Bje a courteous Canadian, not a cowardlycanuck. Endorsed by: Bobby Espositp, Anne^Marie, Lady jSoxpot, Principal of'Trueblue Collegiate Institute, etc., etc. {When an advertising agency recentlyl came out wth the line fcjlary Brown has the best legs in town to oromote the Mary Borwn bjrand of fried chicken, women's libbers were n'aturally ehfaged. flut ouf ad (man [refused to surrender saying, 7If I really wanted to be Sexist, I'd have said breasts instead of legs." Surely some res6urcefuJ ad man could think up a stunning slogan to characterize Paki-pusting as cowardly.
WHO WILL BELL TOE CAT? i An organization such as The Gouncirfor Racial Harmony (Box Station "J*\ Toronto) could it up as one of tt eir projects, ojr this writer is willing to undertake it as a project under his \ying. Un either qase� - moral ^upport and financial hip have to dome from the Kast Indian cjommunhy. It does not ma^e sense for one individual to spend money in a popular cause unless \vs fabulously run. However, � writer*$ services would be ^mirely free of qharge with Absolutely no administrative or other expenses or fee S because of
olved. Only ies bought
tyroe and labour inv and facili
Services
third parties \v�uld have to be paid for, chief y billboard space rented from the Toronto Transit Commission.
i Let us, therefore, ft ear from the East Indian comminity. either tjhrough the Council for Racial Harmony at the at dress given ,above or through the India Times, t'hc, national voic^ of, Indo-Canadians.
cent vote
(Samachar): Over 60 per cent of th e 318 million Voters will go to the polls on
Sixty likely to
Delhi, March IS
.Marcfi^ 16 in the ft election to the iowe | The/ first d^y poll
1^1,263,763 voters in 300 con-itituencies, spread over 21 states and nine Union Polling will be conip
jstates and seven Unipn territories the same day.
They are Andhra
seats!, Haryana (10), Himachal Pradesh (4), Meghalaya (2V
jOrissa (21), Punjab
st round of Houses, will involve
territories, eted in eigfyt
Pradesh .('42
13), Tripura
<2). West Bengal (4jJ)< Andaman ^hd Nicobar Islands (1), Chandigarh (1), Badra Nagjar Haveli Delhi (7). Goa, Dafnan and |(2), Lakshadweep (1) and Pond-tichery (1),
I The only state which does not jffgure in the first day poll is JKerala, where jail the 20 parliamentary and tie 140 assembly constituencies will go to the polls on March 19. the electorate involved is 11,350,840.
On March 18, the second day
polling will be completed in Bihar
I and 15 U.P. constituencies, and
(there will be partial polling in 30
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Nagaland constituincies. The
j voters are 30 milUoj
j On March 19, along with Kerala
164-S million voten in "10 other
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will go to the polty With this,
| polling will be completed in all
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1 except Bihar and Uj^P.
j The fourth and [last round of {polling on March 20 will cover 16 | Bihar and 10 U.P. constituencies i and 16 partial constituencies of
March 17, 1977 - THE CANADIAN INDIA TIMES - Page 5
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Journalist Verghese opposes Congress
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New j Delhi: Down south- in Kerala, state the focus is on Mavelik^ra constituency in the central j Travancore where a journalist is in the fray for the .restoration of "decency in politics and freedom of the press//
B. ''George Verghese, ; a Marthomiteby bir^h, was formerly Press! Secretary to the Prime Minister and Editor of th�
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A committee of journalists and friends t!o uphold the freedom of thc Press in New Delhi has launched a campaign to raise funds for Mr. Verghese, A resolution adopted by the Committee said: '"We support Mr. Vcrghese and wish him all success jin his fight for a cause dear to at! journalists and citizens concerned about democracy and freedom! of the Press/'
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The j Mavclikara seat covers KayamKulam. Tiruvalla, Kalloo-, ppara. Aranmula, Chengannur. \ Mavelikara and Paiiclalam assembly constituences with a totar number of 568^.185 voters*' Christians with ;heir majority in Tiruvallja, Kallooppara. Aranmula and Chengannur account for, 170,OOQ in the constituency. They., are solidly with Mr. Verghese. ' The 5,000 odd Brahmin voters: who are Janata Party supporters ,and mcjre than 100,000 Marxists voters Under the EMS leadership are supporting Mr. Verghese. \ The Nair community with more than 125,000 voters are divided R. Balakrishnan. leader of
the break- away Kerala Congress and a former M.P. frohi the same constituency, is supporting Mr. Verghese. The 15,000 Muslim votes also will be divided with the division of the Muslim League. . Or. M.M. Thomas, a former .president of the World Council of Churches and lay Mar Thoma leader is campaigning for Mr. Verghese. The Mar Thoma Church traceslrs-origiri in Kerala to the arrival of St. Thomas in 50 AD. . Leaders of the Church played a notable role in providing succour to the families of political detenus and formed a "Clergy Fellowship Concerned with Human Rights." This committee had the bjcssings, of the Late Dr. Yohannon Mar Thoma, Metropolitan of the Mar Thoma Chuirch, who was known for his projects . like "home for the homeless",. '-dowry fund"*' to help poor girls and his campaign against the dowry system.
Dr. Yohanon Mar Thoma wrote to the Prime Minister on Augusi 25, 1976, pleading for the withdrawal of the Emergency, release of political prisoners t restoration of freedom of the Press and putting off constitutional changes during the period of Emergency. He wrote as a ''Ipver , of the Congress" and the one who appreciated the "peace and efficiency in the ' educational worid and the prosperity in industry and agriculture/' Soon after, according '16 a report published now. a warrant- of arrest of the Metropolitan -under MIS A had been issued "but the State Chief Minister and Home Minister prevailed on the Centre to cancel it. -
- M.M. Thomas and other church leaders in a statement asked the. voters to exercise their franchise against the ruling Congress \\hich will "best serve the national interest" in the coming elections. "The Elections must be seen against ' the background of the growth and misuse of State power as most clearly seen during the period of Emergency/' the statement added.
Mr. Verghese has one handicap in his constituency. He! is an outsider in the practical sense and He is not able to address the gathering in 'the local language, Malay alam.- Observers say that V.K. Krishna Menon, who' won the elections from the Trivarx--drum constituency had the same
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Mr. Verghese, 56, was born in Burma where his father, CoL Verghcse was an Army doctor. After takhrg his M.A. in economics from Trinity College, Cambridge, he joined the Times of India. Although he belongs to an old Mar Thomite family of Tiruvalla, he ,had spent most of his life outside his home state,
But with his international stature, professional image and ?hc solid support of his commun* in- and the CPM-led opposition he is heading for success.
India to broadcaist^ thro' satellite
Calcutta. March 13 (Samachar):. India will shortly embark on broadcasting through her own satelitej. All India Radio Chief Engineer S.N. Mitra said.
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Speaking at a conference of radio engineers of the eastern region, Mr. Mitra said India's first home-made satelite 1NSAT would be launched into a geo-stationary orbit m)980. It would be used for ' i
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No polling will be held in Sikkim and orie of the two. Arunachal constituencies a$ the Congress
sound and television,broadcast 121 a limited manner, he said. Mr, Mitra said the International
Telecommunications Union had
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just concluded" a frequency and orbit plan for 12 satelite broad' casting centres in the world. Under the Plan, India had been. assigned 48 channels through 12 beams.
He said it was proposed to cover two states through each beam to extend the services throughout the country- The plan would be in force from 15 years from January
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