UNITED STATES, December 16, 2002: The India Development and Relief Fund (IDRF) is a volunteer charitable organization which raises money in the United States for projects in India. It has been in operation since 1989. IDRF’s 2001 fundraising of roughly US$2 million is a small fraction of total funds sent to India by the 2 million Indians and Indian-Americans in the USA. IDRF is considered one of the most successful and effective of Indian-American charitable organizations. For several years the Forum of Indian Leftists (FOIL) and their associates have been targeting this organization for attacks. This has culminated in the November 2002 release of a 91-page report on the alleged funneling of IDRF money to entities inciting communal riots and persecution of minorities in India. This lengthy article presents a defense to the attack on the IDRF by Sabrang Communications and FOIL. To read the full report, go to “source” above.
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