Lal Salam

Lal Salam (Hindi: लाल सलाम, Bengali: লাল সেলাম,Urdu: لال سلام‎, Kannada: ಕೆಂಪು ವಂದನೆ meaning "Red Salute") is a salute, greeting, or code word used by communists in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal, Lal means red, the colour of communism, and Salam is an Arabic loanword in use in the subcontinent. In Arabic it literally means "peace", but this usage is in line with the Persian usage, with the meaning "salute".

This greeting is common among all communist parties in India, such as CPIM and CPI. Naxalites often use this phrase, e.g. on recruitment posters.[1]

In Pakistan, the equivalent phrase "Surkh Salam" (Urdu: سرخ سلام‎) is used interchangeably.

The tribute arranged by comrades after the death of a Naxalite is also called the "Lal Salam".[2]

A Malayalam feature film called Lal Salam deals with the growth and deterioration of the Communist government in Kerala, South India.

References

  1. ↑ New naxalite outfit active in Chhattisgarh, One India, June 12, 2008
  2. ↑ Anti-naxal operations streamlined, The Hindu, Nov 22, 2004
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