The India Palestine Solidarity Forum (IPSF), a coalition of civil society leaders and people’s movements, submitted a detailed memorandum to MPs on July 27, urging the government to condemn Israel’s actions in Gaza for what it calls “the ongoing genocide, forced starvation, and ethnic cleansing of the people of Palestine by Israel.”
Signed by over two dozen eminent figures including Medha Patkar, Tushar Gandhi, Prashant Bhushan, Anand Patwardhan, and retired judge Justice Kolse Patil, and several advocates, journalists, authors, activists, social workers and political parties, the memorandum demands “decisive” Indian leadership in global calls for a permanent ceasefire, humanitarian relief, and accountability for alleged Israeli war crimes.
Indian political leaders express solidarity with Palestinian cause
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday (August 5, 2025), Dr. Sunilam, president of IPSF, stressed the urgency of the moment. “The memorandum urges the Government of India to unequivocally and categorically condemn the ongoing genocide, forced starvation, and ethnic cleansing of the people of Palestine by Israel.”
Feroze Mithiborwala, general secretary of IPSF, called the silence of the Indian government on this “historic moral issue” alarming. “This statement bears the endorsement of some of India’s most prominent civil society leaders,” he added.
