Terming Sai Deepak as Islamophobic, Lawyer group supporting Stan Swamy, opposes his talk event on UCC
Sai Deepak was a proponent of freeing temples from state control and campaigned for this and other issues in courts.
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In what you called an example of the 'Mother of Irony', the All India Lawyers Association for Justice (AILAJ) are a staunch supporter of Stan Swamy, a declared Maoist and PFI apologist, has now opposed a talk event organized on UCC where Advocate J Sai Deepak will be the speaker.
Calling upon the Karnataka State Bar Council to immediately call off the event titled Uniform Civil Code: Pros and Cons', they has termed J Sai Deepak a 'Islamophobic'. Sai Deepak’s statements often act as dog-whistles against the Muslim community, the letter alleged. The letter has been signed by about 30 lawyers
The letter by the AILAJ dated 26th August reads, “We are shocked to learn that the Karnataka State Bar Council is organising a talk titled, Uniform Civil Code: Pros and Cons with Advocate Sai Deepak slated to speak as the main speaker. The main speaker proposed for the event is known to be a staunch supporter of India being turned into a Hindu Rashtra, a proposition that runs afoul of our constitutional democracy.”
Further in its letter to the Karnataka Bar Council, the AILAJ has used several creative adjectives for Sai Deepak including “islamophobe”. The letter also targets the SC lawyer for his interview with Beer Biceps fame Ranveer Allahabadia, who was also attacked by the coterie for his interviews with cabinet ministers and pro-Hindu voices.
This event is today in Bengaluru as scheduled. I *will* interact with the enlightened citizens of Bengaluru on the UCC. The event is open to the public and there is no registration process. Given the numbers expected, do try to reach the venue by 4.30 pm. pic.twitter.com/W3Xuk0i5dH
— Sai Deepak J (@jsaideepak) August 31, 2023
The letter reads, “Advocate Sai Deepak who is the guest (in the interview) proposes several conspiracy theories, makes false claims and hate speech towards minorities.” The organisation took special offence to J Sai Deepak’s now viral answer on the question “Three Indians that should leave India and never return and why.” He answered saying, “Barkha Dutt, Irfan Habib, and Romila Thapar.”
The AILAJ in its letter has hit out at Sai Deepak by defending Romila Thapar and Irfan Habib as “world-renowned historians”, and Barkha Dutt as a “noted senior journalist”. The response itself exposes the AILAJ’s ill-intentions. The letter ends with a typical “India is witnessing unprecedented vilification of and attacks on minorities” rant.
The organisation introduces itself with the typical jargon used by the left-liberal Islamist ecosystem, in the About page section of its website.
The group called for the cancellation of the event or sought an alternative set of speakers. In a tweet responding to the same, Chairman of the Karnataka State Bar Council Law Academy, S Basavaraj said that the programme is not one-sided.
Rashtriya Sewa Bharati
Mes, Pune
