Victory over fascism:9th May, 2015 is the 70th anniversary

Fri, May 8, 2015 at 3:11 AM

A big function in Aiwane Ghalib Hall Delhi

Dear friend,

           As you know, 9^th May, 2015 is the 70^th anniversary of victory over fascism. In the era of aggressive march of international finance capital and multinational corporations to usurp the resources and markets all over the world, the emergence of neo-nazism, fascim and intolerance in various forms are being witnessed in different parts of the world. In India, we are witnessing the rise of communal forces of all kinds specially the Sangh Parivar forces of Hindutva majoritarianism being pushed aggressively terrorizing the minorities. With anti worker, anti peasant agenda as the priority of the Modi Govt., the attempts to crush the dissent, to belittle democratic institutions and increased intolerance to a different view points are very much being pushed as a part of the process.

In this background, our party is observing this 70^th anniversary of victory over fascism. In Delhi, CPI and CPI(M) have organized a joint meeting on 9^th May at 4:00 p.m. in Aiwane Ghalib Hall, Opp. Mata Sundari Gurduwara at Mata Sundari Road, Near Bal Bhawan.

 

          Com. S. Sudhakar Reddy, General Secretary, CPI and Com. Sita Ram Yechuri, General Secretary, CPI(M) will address the meeting.

 

          Please join us in the meeting.

         

Yours friendly,

(Amarjeet Kaur)

Secretary-CPI

Remember Please:9 May marks the capitulation of Nazi Germany to the Soviet Union in the part of the Second World War known in the Soviet Union as the Great Patriotic War where the Soviet Union fought against Nazi Germany. It was first inaugurated in the sixteen republics of the Soviet Union, following the signing of the surrender document late in the evening on 8 May 1945 (after midnight, thus on 9 May, by Moscow Time). The Soviet government announced the victory early on 9 May after the signing ceremony in Berlin. Though the official inauguration happened in 1945 (which means it has been celebrated since 1946), the holiday became a non-labour day only in 1965 and only in some of the countries.

In the former Soviet Union this festival was celebrated to commemorate the Red Army's victory over the Nazi forces.