Re: [IAC#RG] URGENT: Important group notice

Dear Mrs.Zaidi

I apologise for referring to you as "Mr." Zaidi in my previous email. Of course you and your vast body of work need no introduction to the people of India, and I sincerely apologise for my oversight.

Sarbajit Roy

On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 7:47 PM, Shama Zaidi <shamazaidi@gmail.com> wrote:

secular means that no religion is privileged. pakistan and Bangladesh are  neither democratic nor secular and like israel are founded on the notion of privileging one religious identity over others. how can anyone support such social arrangements. india is meant to give equal opportunities to every group. and for your information the most downtrodden mainority in india are indian women. you must have noted how difficult it is for male politicians to give us equal rights.

On 20 March 2013 17:39, Mr. Hemant Kshirsagar <hemantkshirsagar01@gmail.com> wrote:

Please Mr. Shama Zaidi, can you please mention meaning of the word "secular" in context with your statement below. I am not against any caste or subcaste, but many people term secular as minority groups (read muslims). In India, secular generally means the people who have much more privileged than any other community. But true meaning of secular means person who sees everyone in same level. But forgive me, it is imperative that minority people want different laws as citizen of india, they do not want to stand up for the national anthem, legally allowed for polygamy, (which other islamist countries have banned), dredge their women in black gowns, they want shariat law not indian justice system.