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Dear Reader,
The Foundation’s grantees bring you stories of not just
COVID-19’s victims, but of those who become unwitting
casualties of the State’s response to the management of
the pandemic.
The Lede’s report on the brutal custodial
killings in Tamilnadu, which began as a trivial matter of
enforcing the lockdown, quickly degenerated into a tragedy
set in motion by the entrenched power structure, rampant
casteism and judicial infirmity.
The Caravan brings you the story of how
government apathy on procuring a critical drug has
patients turning to Bangladesh and
Down To Earth reports why unscientific
claims of miracle cures for the virus are being given a
helping hand by pliant institutions.
Sunil Rajshekhar
IPSMF
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Three Cops In Sathankulam Leave A Trail Of
Violence & Casteism In One Year
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The police in India have been brutal in enforcing
lockdowns in different parts of the country.
Enforcement of lockdown rules in one such case in
Tamilnadu triggered two horrific custodial deaths
which have grabbed national attention. Through a
detailed ground report,
The Lede lays out how caste,
corruption, lack of accountability and
dysfunctional courts played a role in the killings
of Jeyaraj and Benicks in Sathankulam town in
Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu.
Read Here
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COVID-19: Scrambling for unavailable Remdesivir,
desperate patients in India turned to Bangladesh
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All through June, frantic coronavirus patients
have had a horrible realisation - India did not
have a single vial of Remdesivir - one of the
experimental drugs holding promise as an antidote
for COVID-19. The Caravan tracks
the journey of a patient in New Delhi whose family
ran from pillar to post to get hold of the drug
until, in desperation, they turned to the only
available source – Bangladesh!
Read Here
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Many links missing in Patanjali’s claims of
COVID-19 drugs
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Two drugs marketed by Pantanjali Ayurved as a
potential cure for COVID-19 were barred from being
promoted by the Union Ministry of Ayurveda, Unani,
Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH). This came a few
hours after the company claimed that the drugs
could defeat the Coronavirus “100 per cent” in
most cases. Down To Earth found
that the trials were only a pilot study and that
Patanjali and the regulators have a lot to answer
for.
Read Here
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COVID-19 and the big pharma mess
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Tamil Nadu in India had ordered 0.4 million rapid
testing kits from China after a sudden spurt in
COVID-19 cases. The consignment was to reach the
state on April 9, but the US likely incentivised
the Chinese manufacturers and the kits were
diverted to its shores.
Down To Earth asserts that the
pandemic has exposed the very weak global
pharmaceutical supply chain that puts profit
before public health.
Read Here
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NCDC moves from frontline to sidelines in
India's epidemic response
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Even as states have begun testing more people for
COVID-19, tracing - a critical step in tackling
the spread of the pandemic, has lagged.
The Ken explains how an
overstretched mandate, chronic underfunding and
understaffing, and lack of the spirit of
cooperative federalism, have severely hurt the
National Centre for Disease Control’s ability to
prevent a pandemic in India.
Read Here
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Ordering the Information Disorder
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Takshashila Institution
discusses how social media platforms have
responded to the spread of misinformation
related to COVID-19. They analyse a paper on
how the information disorder will impact the
relationship between states, platforms and
societies.
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Mitigating malnutrition
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The nationwide lockdown disrupted supply
chains, making it tougher for people in
remote locations to procure rations.
India Development Review’s
piece discusses the role that anganwadis can
play in making sure children stay nourished.
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