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March remembers deaths

01 January 1991

March remembers deaths
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Over 2,500 people joined an anti-racist march to mark the first
anniversary of the death of 15 year old Rolan Adams, in a racist
attack in Thamesmead, south-east London a year ago (see
Statewatch 3). The march passed the British National Party
headquarters in Welling, where a wreath was laid. One youth was
sentenced to life for Rolan's murder, but other members of the
gang involved in the attack had their charges dropped.
In nearby Manor Park, East London, a torchlight procession was
held following the murder of 28 year old Panchadcharam Sahitharan
in a racist attack at the end of 1991. Mr Sahitharan, a Tamil
refugee, was attacked by a gang of white youths and beaten with
baseball bats. He died four days later, without regaining
consciousness.
Mr Sahitharan is the latest victim of a series of racist
murders in the area over the past ten years that include Akhtar
Ali Baig in 1980, Mrs Khan and her three children in 1981,
Eustace Pryce in 1984, Shamira Kassam and her two children in
1985 and an 18 month old baby, Alia Miah, in 1991. The
Sahitharan Memorial Committee can be contacted at PO Box 273,
Forest Gate, London E7. Tel. 081 555 8151

Statewatch Vol 2 No 2 March/April 1992