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Letter from Vrin Parker re Prof Thapar

Letter from Vrin Parker re Prof Thapar

From: Vrin Parker <vrnparker@yahoo.com>

Here is a letter I wrote to SACW in regards to their libelous statements against me. Vrn

Dear SACW Members and Whom it Concerns,

Its truly amazing to see the accusations of slander and Hindu right wing fundamentalists conspiracy being applied to me.

I started this petition on my own. No one asked me to or even urged me to do it. I actually am amazed at how much credit is given to the Hindu activists.Fine people as individuals but in general, Hindus are very unispiring campaigners and activists.

I found out about the R Thapar appointment from a Hindu friend. It was his and the usual lack of an action plan that I see amongst Hindus that caused me to stand up and say," I don't have to accept this. I, for one, am doing something about it." That is the honest genesis of the petition.

The truth is, I am a white American who lived and studied in India and in the USA. After having been forced to learn a lot misinformation about India in American schools I became fed up. I proved to my teacher that it was innacurate info. Simple but false statements  like Kali yuga is named after the horrific Goddess Kali. Buddhism predates Hinduism. India was never a civilization because they didn't always have a unified state.

Her response was," You will be graded on what is in the books, so I would focus on that instead of worrying about what Hindus believe about their own culture." I began my own research and soon discovered that it was the Indians themselves, esp Romila Thapar, who are at the root of all the nonsense taught about Hindus in the West.(Of course thats my opinion and I have a right to it.)

As an American, I am very discouraged by the US Library of Congress using American resources and prestige to bolster the inaacuracies of Romila Thapar's research. I take great offense at being labelled by your group as a Hindu rightwing fundamentalist.

In fact, I am a private US citizen, practicing my constitutional rights of legally appealing to my elected representatives and other US government bodies involved in this issue.

By labelling me as a Hindu Right wing fundamentalist and accusing me of slandering Romila Thapar you have committed a libelous act.

http://www.mnet.fr/aiindex/Alerts/IDRT300403.html

I would like an apology and a retraction of your statements. I would also like to see you remove your libelous statements form the internet.

I am sorry if you don't agree with me or my actions against Thapar. That does not give you a right to attack my reputation.

The fact is you are acting fanatically and your reaction is very revealing. How many times have innocent people been demonized by your inapropriate name-calling? Is this type of situation the basis of all the anti-hindu reports going on in the world media? Are there people with a vested interest in denigrating Hinduism based on a need to create a more conducive atmosphere for conversion to Christianity? More converts, more money? Whats up?

What ever is going on you are definately out of line when publicly labelling a private US citizen. As an American, I value free speech and the right to dissent. By trying to demonize me and label me you are attempting to throttle my rights to dissent. If you don't agree with my opinion, as stated on the petition, than be honorable and democratic about it. Prove me wrong by using factual information.

Regardless of Romila Thapar's anti-Hindu bias or lack of it, I do not support her as a good use of our American resources. I need no reason to be against her except my constitutional right to freedom of speech. I expect a prompt response and clarification of your public and libelous statements against me.

Sincerely,
Brannon Parker
 


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