Chanchal,
I agree with you that all governments are responsible for visa problems. But, this is a bizarre case. He was in Kolkata last year, and because he is a Bangladeshi muslim, he was asked to report routinely to the Kolkata police station. At no time did the Kolkata police bring any charge against him. Now he has been told that he is a "suspected" person without any specific evidence! And what an irony, he was so moved by Kolkata cultural life, he keeps advising every Bangladeshi he knows in London to visit Kolkata. At a birthday ceremony of Shri Ramakrishna this year in London he recited from Kathamrita!!! He organised at the Mahatma Gandhi Hall in London a joint festival of Bijoya and Eid.
When he told me on the telephone completely brokenhearted about this visa debacle: "Dada, this is because I am a Muslim", I could only curse the Brahminic Indian society.
Tushar,
London
Tushar,
London
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:53:30 +0530
Subject: Re: My Bangladeshi friend denied Indian visa
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Shame on all governments who deny visa?
Dear All,
Sometime ago, I told you about a unique programme, 'My Country'; the only Bangladeshi participant and central recitationist, Samir Khan, has been denied entry visa for India!!!!! He has ben told that he is a 'suspected' person. Bangladeshi High Commission in London stood for him, but that did not make any difference.
The hall and some local additional artistes have been paid for. A lot of publicity has been done. Now the Kolkata organisers are trying to save the programme by alternative support.
Shame on the Indian government.
Tushar,
London
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