Re: Sign Petition Online: Death of Dr. SrinivasRamachandra Siras

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Dear Vimala

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Many members of INFOSEM where in touch with the professor when his privacy had

been invaded to give him moral support.. Some of us started a Facebook Page to

support him that has nearly a 1,000 members and some trusted ones kept in

personal touch with him to fight the persecution by Aligarh Muslim University.

Some of us mobilised the Lawyers Collective to take up his case.,In fact Lawyers

Collective is still his lawyer and got the stay against his suspension in the

Allahababad High Court.

He finally got the courage to actually say he was proud to be gay.

A fact finding mission by many community persons and groups did rushe to Aligarh

to investigate and question the University authorities.

They went to his help and helped him register the case against AMU for invasion

of privacy.

But being 64, psrsecuted and outed can be a very difficult situatuon.

We knew he was on edge and we were all ready for any help -- if he asked for it.

The University had thrown him out of the official residence and he was having

difficulty finding accomodation.

Finally he found a small room to stay in. We don't know what happened but we

know he was under tremendous mental pressure.

The cause of death has not been established as murder or suicide. We think there

is more than meets the eye here as he had asked for over Rs. 30 lakhs in

damages. His provident fund, gratuity and pension were at stake.

For all the financial skull drudgery in AMU, we suspect that simething is not

quute right there.

INFOSEM hopes to do all it can to get him justice

What did you expect us to do otherwise, please do advise us

regards

Ashok Row Kavi

arowkavi@...