Immediate and Complete Withdrawal of all Charges against Dr. Anand Teltumbde
We the undersigned demand the immediate withdrawal of the fabricated charges by the
Pune police against Dr. Anand Teltumbde, Senior Professor and Chair, Big Data Analytics at
the Goa Institute of Management. Dr. Teltumbde is one of Indiaʹs leading contemporary
public intellectuals and an internationally known scholar. He is the longest-standing
columnist at the Economic and Political Weekly (one of Indiaʹs best-known internationally
acclaimed social science journals), General Secretary of the Committee for Protection of
Democratic Rights (CPDR), and presidium member of the All India Forum for Right to
Education (AIFRTE). Dr. Teltumbde is a prolific writer, with twenty-six books (in English and
Marathi) and research articles on data analytics, cybernetics, caste-class and public policy
issues. His most recent publications include Republic of Caste and the co-edited anthology
The Radical In Ambedkar: Critical Reflections by Penguin Random House. His writings have
been translated into several Indian languages.
Over his long career, Dr. Teltumbde has consistently been on the side of social justice,
democracy, and the Indian Constitution. His books and articles are taught in universities the
world over. He has supported democratic struggles in the country against caste- and
religion-based violence as a representative of very large numbers of ordinary people whose
voices and hopes he bears. His writings --scholarly, technical, and popular-- have been very
central to Indiaʹs critical thinking. His lengthy resume demonstrates his far-reaching
contributions to several fields of academic inquiry, as well as to bringing about progressive
social change.
Despite his professional success, which could have meant a luxurious and carefree
retirement, Dr Teltumbde has instead contributed his intellect and experience back to our
society via teaching, writing and contributing to democracy through peopleʹs movements. Dr.
Teltumbde has been invited by organizations/forums worldwide for his scholarship and he
has always expressed his views on making India progressive, inclusive and harmonious.
It is preposterous that Dr. Teltumbde is facing imminent arrest under the undemocratic
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) based on a fabricated case filed by the Pune
police in India under which ten other eminent persons, including human rights activists,
lawyers, and public intellectuals, are already under arrest. The case relates to the organizing
of a peaceful meeting on 31st December, 2017 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of
the Last Anglo-Maratha battle, which took place at Bhima-Koregaon, Maharashtra, India,
where large numbers of Dalit soldiers were martyred. Justice P. B. Sawant, a retired judge of
the Supreme Court, and Justice B. G. Kolse-Patil, an ex-judge of the Bombay High Court,
were co-organizers of this event. In point of fact, Dr. Teltumbde was not even present at the
event.
Following it, several fabricated letters addressed to a "Comrade Anand" were released by
the Pune police as ʹevidenceʹ for the justification for his arrest. Each of the so-called charges
by the Pune police has been refuted with documentary proof by Dr. Teltumbde.
Notwithstanding this proof, the false charges have continued in a concerted campaign to
intimidate and silence Dr. Teltumbde. As is very well known, under the UAPA, these
fabrications are enough to detain Dr. Teltumbde. We cannot accept such ʹdetention without
trialʹ. We therefore demand that all charges against Dr. Teltumbde be dropped immediately
and that justice prevail on the side of truth.
Signed/-
Ambedkar International Mission, AIM USA
Ambedkar International Mission, AIM, Canada
Ambedkar International Mission, AIM, Australia
Ambedkar International Mission, AIM, Oman
Ambedkar International Mission, AIM, UAE
Ambedkar International Mission, AIM, Qatar
Ambedkar International Mission, AIM, Japan
Ambedkar International Mission, AIM, Singapore
Ambedkar International Mission, AIM, Malaysia
Ambedkar International Mission, AIM, Brunei
Ambedkar International Mission, AIM, India
Ambedkar Association of North America (AANA), USA
Ambedkar International Center (AIC) USA
Boston Study Group (BSG), USA
Ambedkarite Buddhist Association of Texas (ABAT), USA
Guru Ravidas Sabha, New York, USA
Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle (PASC), USA
Ambedkar Periyar King Study Circle (PAKSC), USA
India Civil Watch, USA
India Civil Watch, Canada
South Asian Network for Secularism and Democracy (SANSAD), Vancouver, Canada
Dr. Babasaheb ambedkar International Association for Education(BAIAE), Japan
Ambedkar Mission, Canada
International Commissions for Dalit Rights, USA
Keywords : Anand Teltumbde, Pune police,
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