Thursday, October 13, 2005

arvind kumar's article on Communist fronts in USA

oct 12

good stuff from arvind. aid and asha are terrorism fronts

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From: Arvind
Date: Oct 11, 2005 4:27 AM
Subject: My article on Communist fronts in USA
To:

Go to page 35 of this edition of Indo American News to read my piece
on Communists abusing American hospitality (Page 11 of 14 of the pdf
file).

http://www.indoamerican-news.com/pdf/100705/100705CUSE-online.pdf

Are Communists abusing American hospitality?

Arvind Kumar

The human suffering caused by the tsunami disaster few months ago once
again brought out an ugly facet of human nature to the surface. In the
wake of the devastating tsunami, which left an estimated 200,000 dead,
millions injured, orphaned, homeless and destitute, some political
organizations posing as charities and a few other charities connected
to political groups aggressively sought donations while providing
little, if any, succor to tsunami victims. Collecting funds under
false pretenses is nothing new, nor is it unique to the countries of
the Indian subcontinent, but what is especially troubling in this case
is that money collected by some organizations is used for political
purposes and in some cases even ends up with groups that fund violent
action.

In particular, some Indians in USA who support Communists at home have
set up organizations that present a façade of helping poor people.
These groups often coordinate their fund-raising activities and shadow
their proceeds by passing money through multiple accounts all
controlled by like-minded groups.

Sandeep Pandey, the founder of Asha for Education (ASHA) which is one
of the groups in the network, is a supporter of Communist Party of
India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation [CPI (ML)-L], a group that openly
calls for an "armed revolution" and has a stated objective of using
illegal methods and raising an army to wage a war. In November 2002,
during its party congress, this group honored 'comrade martyrs' or
terrorists killed in action. Sandeep Pandey was one of the speakers at
the congress and called for the unity of 'revolutionary' Communist
organizations.

Another outfit, Association for India's Development (AID), is closely
allied with ASHA and seeks funds from people in America in the name of
charity, but is linked to Communist groups in India. When AID started
collecting money ostensibly for the relief of those affected by the
tsunami, it inadvertently publicized the fact that it was working
together with other organizations including the Democratic Youth
Federation of India (DYFI) – the youth wing of Communist Party of
India (Marxist) – which was mentioned only by its acronym on AID's
website. DYFI is routinely in the news for indulging in acts of
violence and rioting. In March 2002, DYFI activists attacked women
journalists, and in August of the same year, they torched buses. DYFI
has repeatedly targeted the offices of Malayala Manorama, one of the
leading media houses in the south Indian state of Kerala, and in
August 2003, hurled a petrol bomb at one of Malayala Manorama's
offices. In November 2004, they threw stones at vehicles and smashed
windshields on buses.

Using the time-tested "follow the money" technique, a recent
independent investigation revealed connections between AID and Indian
Communist organizations. According to information AID put out on the
internet, it donates money to Tamilnadu Science Forum (TNSF) – yet
another organization run by one of its own members – which in turn
supports libraries but makes it a pre-condition 'as a policy' to
support only those libraries linked to organizations such as DYFI.
Effectively, this makes AID a front organization for Indian Communists
seeking funds in USA. In the past, ASHA has also contributed money to
TNSF.

Activities of Indians in USA that benefit various Communist groups are
a matter of grave concern not just for Indians, but for everyone
around the world. Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
Liberation considers Russian actions in Chechnya to be racist acts of
terror and blames Russia for not giving in to the demands of the
terrorists who held schoolchildren hostage at Beslan a few months ago.
The US State Department has already listed as terrorist groups some
radical Communist organizations in the Indian subcontinent, including
a couple of groups that have an ideology similar to that of CPI (ML)-L
and share common roots with it. One of the key political parties that
CPI (ML)-L opposes in the state of Uttar Pradesh is Bahujan Samaj
Party, a party of oppressed Indians treated as untouchables by
'upper-caste' elite who support outlawed Marxist-Leninist and Maoist
groups.

It is unfortunate that many unsuspecting people have been taken in by
the claims of AID and similar organizations and have donated money to
them. Several former donors state that they were unaware of AID's
connection to Communists and believed the apparent good intentions of
AID. Disillusioned students who have stopped donating to AID speak of
a sense of betrayal they felt upon discovering its true nature.

Organizations like AID, which are based in the US, raise money by
abusing the sincerity and goodwill of their American hosts. Although
AID is connected to groups in India with an overt political agenda, it
claims to be a non-political outfit and draws its support primarily
from students on American campuses. One of its main bases is Stanford
University in California where it has hosted speakers sympathetic to
groups that base their ideology on hatred and indulge in violence. It
is high time that the American authorities crack down on groups that
brazenly operate in USA with a tax-exempt status despite their links
to radical Communists. There is no need to wait for a crisis before
tackling the problem.

15 comments:

Anonymous said...

I went to an ASHA charity dinner at Cornell once or twice. I had no idea about their political inclinations. Did not even occur to me. But I am not surprised by these revelations. Using starving kids as a prop to earn money is one of the oldest tricks in the book. Ralph Nader (the closest thing to an American communist) does the same thing with his phony charitable "PIRG" organizations on American universities campuses which funnel money into Nader's campaign coffers.

I'm just glad I didn't get more involved in ASHA.

Anonymous said...

ASHA and AID probably rue the day they launched an attack on IDRF and revealed their true colors.

Hindus are fighting back! Thank you Rajeev and thank you Arvind. May God bless you both.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for this informative post.

Nationalist

Anonymous said...

There is an overwhelming opinion on this blogspace that these organizations are fronts. However, time and again, I find reference to only 3-4 instances, and even they are somewhat tenuous, it almost feels like hearsay. I would like to hear/see some solid proof, in terms of funding, projects, etc. more than just names being thrown around to believe the allegations or links to under-reported meetings. I don't know the entire IDRF fiasco, but rest assured, there must have been enough solid evidence for US corporations to withdraw the matching funds.
The organizations mentioned here (Asha, AID, DYFI) are registered and duly audited, and their accounts must be public, unlike the RSS which is neither registered nor audited. It would be helpful for this forum to put out facts rather than emotional arguments, if the real intent is to ensure that the donations are used for the projects and not for supporting violence.However, all I see is labelling one group as communist and the other as supporting religious violence.
At this point, it is merely a poor attempt to launch donor wars , a surprising disease that seems to strike all ideological outfits, left or right.

- An objective reader

Anonymous said...

"I would like to hear/see some solid proof, in terms of funding, projects, etc."

I second that.

- One more objective reader.

Anonymous said...

Gee, lot of 'objective readers' seems to have made up their minds about RSS but would like "solid concrete proof" about ASHA, AID, DYFI etc. Anyone surprised?

Maybe the Dept of Homeland Security picked up Pandey at the airport just because he looked creepy?

Anonymous said...

"Maybe the Dept of Homeland Security picked up Pandey at the airport just because he looked creepy?"

Good point! Also, www.aidindia.info has solid proof. This article too mentions that the independent investigation followed the money trail. You just have to look at www.aidindia.info for the money trail.

As someone who has worked at top levels in ASHA, I can vouch for the fact that they carry out fraud. It has always unnerved me that they focus on fundraising and not on helping the poor. I would rather work for someone who FIRST identifies specific tasks to help the poor and then looks for money,instead of ASHA kind of people who look for money first.

Anonymous said...

AID and ASHA key functionary rejoice as earthquake kills thousands

Anonymous said...

What more proof does anybody need other than that Sandeep Pandey attended the Naxalite conference and supported their cause so openly. Do these fellows who want solid proof are so ignorant to not know that Naxalites indulge in violence against State and innocent people. And didn't Sandeep go on a much publicized across the border tour and denounce India there.

Anonymous said...

Read abt how Chavez expelled American Rabid Evangalesists.
Good job.... No wonder why Pat Robertson was foaming at his mouth and even gave a 'fatwa' of his execution.

Anonymous said...

San, you say we cannot face China on our own... Sounds more like what Nehru said in 1962 to people in the North-East, when the chinese were invading us. Look up what a poor battered nation, Vietnam did first to the French, then Americans and then the Chinese. Threw them all out one after the other. I think we are strong enough militarily and economically to take care of the Chinese. And don't bank on the US to bail us out the next time the chinese attack.

Anonymous said...

... and when you post crap such as US would give up Puke-istan when we support them on Iran to enable them access to Central Asia, seems to me that you are dreaming in technicolor. Never seen such absurd theory from any strategy bigwigs. Guess it is original crap from you.

Anonymous said...

Interesting information you have!

I think communists have to be fought everywhere in the world. But especially in India, where they have inflicted maximum damage on our nation, on our culture, on every aspect of our lives.

Anonymous said...

I donated already to ASHA once because one of my friends is volunter....I was considering donating in Oct again ...Have to reconsider ...anyways will talk to these guys ( Volunteers ) first ....

Anonymous said...

Why is AID INDIA trying to collaborate with the enemy.. I was looking at this site and near the bottom it shows that it has some sort of tie up with AID
http://developpakistan.org/Default.aspx?tabid=90