- Abdul Nasser Madani
Abdul Nasser Madani (b.1965, Sasthamkotta,
Kerala ) is an Islamist political leader inKerala , southernIndia . Madani organized an outfit known as theIslamic Sewak Sangh , which was banned in 1993 for terrorist activities. [A. Vinod Kumar, "Is Kerala Emerging as India's New Terror Hub?", IDSA Strategic Comments (August 2006), Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses accessed at [http://www.idsa.in/publications/stratcomments/VinodKumar220806.htm] December 29, 2006 ] Following theBabri Masjid demolition in 1992, he launched the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), claiming it to be a "Muslim-Dalit-backward alliance".Madani was arrested on
8 April ,1998 in connection with1998 Coimbatore bombings in which 60 people were killed. He has been indicted under various sections of theIndian Penal Code - "spreading communal hatred", "criminal conspiracy", and "sedition ". He was released onAugust 1 ,2007 after being acquitted of all charges.Assembly resolution
The Kerala assembly on
March 16 ,2006 passed a unanimous resolution seeking the release Abdul Nasser Madani, on “humanitarian” grounds. [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1480998.cms]References
External links
* [http://www.dailypioneer.com/archives2/default12.asp?main_variable=edits&file_name=edit3%2Etxt&counter_
] - Daily Pioneer -March 24 ,2006
* [http://www.newstodaynet.com/2006sud/06mar/2003ss1.htm]
* [http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jan052005/n13.asp Coimbatore blast case] Deccan Herald -January 5 ,2005
* [http://www.newindpress.com/Column.asp?ID=IE620061007014645&P=old Afzal mercy as national discourse _ a national shame] Newindpress -December 27 ,2006
* [http://www.thesundayindian.com/Nov/13-19-Nov/indian-echoes/india-view.html WHEN THE HEAVENS FALL] The Sunday Indian -December 27 ,2006
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