Interesting?  Dr. Swamy wrote an article that according to Harvard professor Diana Eck emphasized the “destructive” nature of the positions Swamy advocated in India, and characterized the proposals as going well beyond free speech to the advocacy of abrogating human rights, curtailing civil rights, and intruding on freedom of religion.     I read the article too, but if I found objectionable, it is his position that Muslims should be disenfranchised if they do not acknowledge their Hindu ancestry.   Excuse me, I find it so laughable all the esoteric debates of protection of free speech, human rights, protection of religion,  civil rights engaged in the cozy halls of Harvard rooms by faculty living in their little world with little or zero knowledge of the happenings across the world.  Nay, ignorance of what is occurring in their own backyard.

Human rights, women rights,  religious diversity and let us not forget democracy, all this are mouthful words.   Let us see.   Harvard happily accepted a donation of 20 million dollars from Saudi prince S Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz in 2005  to establish a center for Islamic Studies.      Saudi prince is part of the Saudi ruling establishment that enacted laws that give no rights to women,  even to drive, sadly even if raped they need four male witnesses,  where a 5 year old girl is allowed by law to be given in marriage to a 50 year old for settling financial disputes,   where every little Saudi child is being taught,  ‘Jews and Christians are pigs’  and contributed 15 out of 17 well educated Saudi’s who perpetrated 9/11 attack on US due to such education, a country which allowed hundreds of girls die in fire because the girls are not wearing a hijab, .   “Protection of religion”,  Saudi rules which Saudi prince is part of would just not allow any build places of worship of other religions, a Church, a Synagogue, a temple but have curbs on even worshiping at your home.    I guess the color of the green wipes out all the so called high sounding principles.


Now what is ‘Islamic Studies’ I imagine.   Well there it is, Shariah Law.  Wait, does not US have its owns laws for which many thousands have given and continue to give their lives to protect what is enumerated by our forefathers and has withstood the test of time for last more than 200 years.   Has this ‘Harvard Sages’ looked at what Shariah Laws are?   Death Penalty to Gays and Lesbians (Diana, be aware, under Shariah law you will get death sentence),  women to be stoned,  death sentence for apostasy,  Jizya tax on non Muslims, women genital mutilation, cutting of hands and limbs for even small robbery, no music, no art, and it goes on and on.     I see it now,  one hundred years from now, Harvard, the all male institution of Islam creating students who will go out to the wide world to create a Dar Ul Harab, if  it had  not been already,  creating a world of peace and tolerance where there is only Islam.

Talking about free speech versus hate speech?  As FIRE indicated, is there something to distinguish free speech versus hate speech and who would make such a distinction. Diana?  All these people, while they  sit and ruminate the high sounded ideals, worrying about violence in India due to Dr. Swamy article and shooting down Dr. Swamy courses, there was not a single ripple in India for something written widely in India.  Mind you every small thing that happened across the world would create an uproar, burning of buses, stoning Government buildings etc etc but this did not cause a single ripple.   If there is anyone talking about this is Harvard, the great institution that protects the human rights of all people of all religions.   Sadly, little did this ‘Harvard sages’ protecting ‘human rights’ know about Swamy’s own personal life (who has a Muslim son-in-law) or his political life (when he fast unto death for justice to Muslims).   Little do they know India and its history or even the current developments.

Alan Dershowitz is free speech,  Danish Cartoons is free speech,  Saudi prince money is acceptable, but Dr. Swamy is hate speech that he does not even deserve a chance to explain his position.  Harvard, enough is enough, do not embarrass yourself.   You will have more respectability if you at least acknowledge your shortcomings and move on.   If Dr. Swamy decides to sue, not only you lose 20 million Saudi gave, but more importantly your respect.

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Satya Dosapati is an activist based in the US working on causes for both India and US. He played an instrumental role in the introduction of paper trail for India’s Electronic Voting Machines called VVPAT that put Indian democracy on a strong foothold by bringing in top international experts and demonstrating the vulnerabilities in Indian EVMs working with local organizations and CEC Qureshi. He organized an All American Rally for Trump bringing in various ethnic communities together in support of Trump Presidential Election that was acknowledged by Republican party and then candidate Trump. The event was covered by most of the national media in Pennsylvania. He is well known for challenging 100 and 30 million dollar lawsuits from Sonia Gandhi proxies in the US when he coordinated a UN protest against Sonia Gandhi representing Mahatma Gandhi values at UN and taking a full page Ad in New York Times exposing her. He has several successes in an activist movement from forcing Andhra Pradesh CM YSR in 2007 in banning conversions inside Hindu temples, bringing attention to the plight of backward caste minor girls in West Bengal being kidnapped and thrown into sexual slavery through love jihad. He led a protest against University of Pennsylvania (Wharton economic forum) for dropping Narendra Modi from keynote speech because of allegations of some leftist professors and got a (private) apology from UPenn President . He initiated the first anti-corruption conference working with Ajit Doval and Dr. Swamy before Anna Hazare protest at New Delhi Vivekananda International foundation and brought in top international anti-corruption personnel from UN (UNODC) and Europe (Eurodad) and other institutions. His YouTube presentation on Plunder of India by Sonia UPA received nearly 2 lacs hits. He was also engaged in animal rights movements in the US for health, environment, and compassion. He received his bachelors from IIT Chennai with graduate degrees in US and is pursuing a career in Telecom in the US. He is a conservative and proud member of the US National Rifle Association (NRA). His Koo id is @SatyaDosapati and several of his articles were published in PGurus and OpIndia news portals. His blog is https://SatyaBlog.org.