UPDATE (INDIA): Human rights activists hold night vigil before Christ Hall
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\”42nd DAY OF THE HUNGER STRIKE\”
PLEASE VISIT THE JESUIT HOUSES IN YOUR COUNTRY!
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– Fr. Pallath refuses drips, does not allow routine or check ups
For the 4th day in succession, after the failed attempt by the Police commissioner to resolve the issue, Fr. Pallath has refused to take any medication. The last of the forceful administering of medication happened in the presence of the Police commissioner on last Sunday. The sudden drop of one kg of weight was already giving anxious moments to his supporters and the doctors. Since yesterday he is also not co-operating with the nurses on routine daily checks like measurement of temperature, weight, etc. This, said Fr. Pallath, is in response to the cat and mouse game the authorities are playing: \”They force-medicate one day, and then sit easy for the next 2 days. They know only too well that forceful medication is an ill-advised response to hunger strike. Medicines cannot substitute justice.\”
– Large numbers join sit-in (Dhahran) before St. Micahels school – Kannur
The prestigious Jesuit school, St. Micahel’s Kannur was surrounded by human rights organizations, Dalits and farmers organizations yesterday who sat at the gates of the school for the better part of the day demanding immediate action by the Jesuits to save Fr. Pallath’s life. Activists of the Farmers Relief Forum, Karshaka Raksha Samithi, Dalit Christian Liberation Front, Jeevana Samskriti, etc. participated in the Dharna. In a memorandum presented to the Jesuit representatives at the school, the protestors warned that the Jesuit authorities would be solely responsible for any risk to Fr. Pallath’s life.
– Human rights activists hold night vigil before Christ hall
Several human rights activists, among them representatives of Cultural Initiatives, Darshanam Samskarika vedi, Gandhi Yuva Mandalam and Navatharangam, held a night vigil before Christ hall, the seat of Jesuit power in Kerala. The activists moved with lit candles and torches in and around the Malapparamba town and held small corner meetings explaining the critical turn Fr. Pallath’s health had taken and demanding that the Jesuits respond immediately by agreeing to implement the terms of the agreements that they had signed with Fr. Pallath. Noted historian, Dr. M. Gangadharan, Poet Civic Chandran, Adv. Sabi Joseph, Mr. M. A Johnson, etc. lead the proceedings.
