The people of India fought for the independence of our country on a secular and democratic platform and have successfully retained a government at the Centre formally committed to secularism.

We, representing non-resident Indians (NRIs) of both the USA and Canada, hope that the people of India would ensure the victory of secular and democratic forces in the present elections and not be deceived by the backward forces of Hindutva, which threatens to destroy the very fabric of the multinational, multicultural and multireligious culture and polity of India.

The victory of secular and democratic forces is a necessary condition for India entering into the Twenty First Century as a modern, democratic state ensuring communal harmony, progress and prosperity.

Coalition Against Communalism, Berkeley, USA

Punjabi People's Cultural Association, ConCord, USA

Coalition for Egalitarian & Secular India, Los Angles, USA

Gadarite Cell, Bakersfield, CA, USA

Alliance for a Secular and Democratic South Asia,