The Freethought Party of India (FPI) in association with the AMOFOI celebrated the 189th birthday of Charles Bradlaugh. Cofounder of AMOFOI Swapna Bijayini presided. Odisha Dalit Adhikar Manch (ODAM) president Manas Jena and atheist and writer Prof Dhaneswar Sahoo graced the occasion as the chief guest and chief speaker respectively. To mark the occasion, a seminar was conducted on the theme, “Bradlaugh’s political ideas be globally propagated to end Taliban barbarism and China’s expansionism.” Bijayini pointed out that Charles Bradluagh was totally fearless and never believed in any religion of the world because he was truthful and honest to the core. Introducing the theme, FPI general secretary B Ramchandra CST Voltaire laid emphasis on the commitment that Bradlaugh had for scientific truth. “He demanded “Independence of India” from Great Britain.
This has shown his uniqueness as a Statesman,” he told. Prof Sahoo said, “We need to cultivate and spread globally the ideas of Bradlaugh to end barbarism and expansionism in any form anywhere in the world.” Chief Guest Jena highlighted the unique personality of Bradlaugh. He
lamented that such a great thinker has never been given any due recognition anywhere in the world. Among others, rationalistic thinker Sundhansu Dhada spoke.