STATEMENT SUPPORTING MF HUSSAIN
The news of a notice of attachment of the property owned by M. F. Husain in the wake of his non appearance before the court of the Special judicial magistrate K.S. Shukla of Haridwar has left us aghast. That the court has declared him a proclaimed offender and ordered his immediate arrest is even more worrying. This notice is the latest in the series of attacks against Husain we have been witnessing since 1996. The action of the Haridwar Court is in utter disregard of the decision of the supreme Court of India clubbing all the cases lodged with an intent to harass Husain in different places of India.
We take this opportunity to denounce the directive of the Home Ministry of the UPA government to the Delhi Police and Mumbai Police to take appropriate action against Husain as the officials of the Ministry think that his works create hatred and enmity between communities. This proclamation by the Home Ministry is horrendous. It also speaks volumes about the intellectual level of the top level officials who are running this country.
We appeal to the Supreme court of India to annul the notice issued by the Haridwar court and demand the 'secular' government of the UPA to scrap its green signal to the Delhi and Mumbai Police allowing them to prosecute Hussain and ensure a safe and honorable return to India for M.F. Husain.
signed by
APOORVANAND
SHABNAM HASHMI [7 May 2007]
