Surendra Ullal, Ramesh Soparawala, Madhu Patel
India Post News Service
CHICAGO: Indian Americans at large unanimously and strongly condemned a recent attack by Jaish-e-Mohammed, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization by the State Department that killed 40 members of the Central Reserve Police Force and injured a similar number in the Pulwama District of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Stand against Terror Rally In Naperville
A Naperville (a south side suburb of Chicago) based well patronized organization, the Indian Community Outreach, hosted a very successful rally on Stand Against Terror with candlelight vigil and a peaceful demonstration to condemn the inhuman and barbaric terrorist attack.
The Indian Community Outreach (ICO), supported by Indian American Community and several organizations, held the vigil and the rally on February 18 from 6 pm to 7 pm at Dan Shanower Memorial on 400 E Eagle, Naperville, Illinois.
The rally was addressed among others by the Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico and other elected officials. Many community leaders also participated showing their solidarity and expressing sympathy for the families of the martyrs. It was attended by over 1000 people including many non Indians. For more information contact Krishna Bansal 630.995.0235 or Vandana Jhingan 847 867 1880
United Against Terror Protest
Many Indian American Community organizations, including FIA among others, banded together to stage a peaceful demonstration against Pak abated terrorism on Indian soil. The demonstration is slated for February 21 in Chicago downtown at 11-30. Huge number of anti terrorist activists would participate in this event showing their anger against terrorism in any part of the world. India Post will cover in detail the ‘United We Stand against Terror’ protest in its next edition.