Legendary composer Mikis Theodorakis has hailed the anti-government protest rally being organized by the Greek Communist Party (KKE) at Syntagma Square at 7 p.m. on Friday. The composer, who met with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday, wrote a letter approving of resistance to Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis’ reforms list that met with the agreement of the Eurogroup.
The Greek composer agrees with the KKE’s criticism of the government that is seen as extending the Memorandum. “The agreement and reforms list include all the anti-popular policies of the (conservative) New Democracy and (socialist) PASOK parties,” according to KKE, whose rally will be addressed by the KKE Party Secretary General Dimitris Koutsoumbas. The reforms list “includes all the negative measures for workers that capital and its governments have taken away with the EU treaties of the economic crisis.”
His letter – written on Thursday prior to the ANTARSYA protest demonstration – says:
“I hail the gathering to take place (on Friday) at Syntagma aimed at a Law for the abolition of the MEMORANDUMS.
Most of the people are unaware that despite the fact that a month has passed from (the Radical Left Coalition) SYRIZA’s electoral victory and that the majority of Parliament is held by the Left (in general) our country continues to be bound by the treasonous commitments:
Firstly: The submission of our national sovereignty to foreigners.
Secondly: The total restrainment of the country’s public property, and
Thirdly: The abolision of our national economic and foreign policy.
In other words, terms that are fit for nations of serfs and slaves and not proud and free citizens as we want and are struggling to be as a Nation and Country.
As a free Greek I feel frustrated and shame that the new Parliament is tolerating the existence of Memorandums that shame us and humiliate us internationally bearing in mind that there are those who gave up their lives for our freedom.
Today the overwhelming majority of People said a definite NO to today’s enemies of our Nation, both in Greece and abroad.
I am glad that our nation is once again on the track on the popular struggle that concentrates its force against the first and primary target – getting rid of the foreign yolk: the abolition of the Memorandum within the same place where it had been voted as mandated by foreigners. Within Greek Parliament.
I urge all to follow the suggestion of our forefathers: “Ο τολμών νικά”! (He who dares wins)”
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