[Assam] Maestro, your gesture is ‘half baked’. A meaningful intervention is a guarantee on Assam's sovereignty restoration, as, the nation of Assam is facing annihilation in the ruthless hands of your country.

[Bartta Bistar]

*Ravi Shankar asks ULFA to end National Games boycott*

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http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=72328

Bangalore, Dec 29 : Indian spiritual <http://www.newkerala.com/> guru Sri
Sri Ravi Shankar Friday urged the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) to
withdraw its boycott of the National Games to be held in Guwahati in
February.

In a statement here, Ravi Shankar said it would be a "great disappointment"
to the youths of India's northeast if the games were not held in a peaceful
environment.

Stating that games and sports helped to keep people healthy and free from
depression, he said: "Holding the games without the cooperation of ULFA will
create fear and anxiety among participants and deprive the already
marginalized people of the region a sporting mega event."

Ravi Shankar also urged ULFA leaders to adopt democratic and non-violent
means to resolve their problems.

In the same breath, he urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to hasten the
process of releasing five jailed ULFA leaders as sought by the group to
resume peace talks with New Delhi. They should be freed on "humanitarian
grounds".

Ravi Shankar's Art of Living Foundation enjoys wide following in
India<http://www.newkerala.com/>and abroad.
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