Trend of equating social evils with a section of society needs to be nipped in bud Ker CM
Thiruvananthapuram Sep 21 PTI The growing trend of equating social evils with some sections of society needs to be nipped in the bud as doing so will only exacerbate the communal differences in society Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Tuesday apparently referring to the controversial narcotic jihad remark by a Catholic Bishop The statement by the CM came in the wake of repeated criticism by the opposition with regard to the alleged lack of any steps being taken by his administration to assuage the concerns raised by a particular section of society in reference to the Pala Bishops remarks Vijayan while speaking at the inauguration of the centenary of a historical student agitation at Travancore in 1921 said that those giving prominence to social evils or engaged in unlawful activities or acting against general public interests should not be clubbed with any particular section of society Doing so will not strengthen societal or communal unity Instead it will only serve to exacerbate the communal differences in society he said He further said that glorifying terror organisations or equating them with symbols of freedom struggles would weaken the communal harmony in society and endanger our freedom On Sree Narayana Gurus death anniversary Vijayan referred to the sages teachings to rise above and beyond caste and religion and said that people should pledge to oppose those forces which use religion and caste as weapons to divide society on communal lines Earlier in the day the CM in a Facebook post said that narrow interests should not be allowed to undermine our unity as no religion or a nation is greater than man The CMs remark came on the occasion of Sree Narayana Gurus death anniversary Hailing the contribution of Guru in transforming Kerala as a modern society he said the obstacles in the path of becoming a community as envisioned by the sage were racist ideology and the remnants of the caste system which are still strong enough to embarrass us Vijayan in his Facebook post also said that people ought to proclaim out loud that a religion and a nation are not greater than man No narrow interests can be allowed to undermine our unity let us pledge on this day that we will stand together for the common good of the country May that unity take our country to new heights he said adding that we have to go a long way to fulfil Gurus dream Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan also tweeted a message on the occasion saying My pranams to SreeNarayanaGuru on his Samadhi day Guru placed the human being at the centre of all existence and advocated self improvement by individuals as the only hope for the society and the world The CM in his post also said that the Guru gave priority to the essence of man above all else and was critical of Brahmanism and the ideas of sectarianism which are the basis of the caste-feudal system PTI HMP TGB APR APR
Thiruvananthapuram Sep 21 PTI The growing trend of equating social evils with some sections of society needs to be nipped in the bud as doing so will only exacerbate the communal differences in society Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Tuesday apparently referring to the controversial narcotic jihad remark by a Catholic Bishop The statement by the CM came in the wake of repeated criticism by the opposition with regard to the alleged lack of any steps being taken by his administration to assuage the concerns raised by a particular section of society in reference to the Pala Bishops remarks Vijayan while speaking at the inauguration of the centenary of a historical student agitation at Travancore in 1921 said that those giving prominence to social evils or engaged in unlawful activities or acting against general public interests should not be clubbed with any particular section of society Doing so will not strengthen societal or communal unity Instead it will only serve to exacerbate the communal differences in society he said He further said that glorifying terror organisations or equating them with symbols of freedom struggles would weaken the communal harmony in society and endanger our freedom On Sree Narayana Gurus death anniversary Vijayan referred to the sages teachings to rise above and beyond caste and religion and said that people should pledge to oppose those forces which use religion and caste as weapons to divide society on communal lines Earlier in the day the CM in a Facebook post said that narrow interests should not be allowed to undermine our unity as no religion or a nation is greater than man The CMs remark came on the occasion of Sree Narayana Gurus death anniversary Hailing the contribution of Guru in transforming Kerala as a modern society he said the obstacles in the path of becoming a community as envisioned by the sage were racist ideology and the remnants of the caste system which are still strong enough to embarrass us Vijayan in his Facebook post also said that people ought to proclaim out loud that a religion and a nation are not greater than man No narrow interests can be allowed to undermine our unity let us pledge on this day that we will stand together for the common good of the country May that unity take our country to new heights he said adding that we have to go a long way to fulfil Gurus dream Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan also tweeted a message on the occasion saying My pranams to SreeNarayanaGuru on his Samadhi day Guru placed the human being at the centre of all existence and advocated self improvement by individuals as the only hope for the society and the world The CM in his post also said that the Guru gave priority to the essence of man above all else and was critical of Brahmanism and the ideas of sectarianism which are the basis of the caste-feudal system PTI HMP TGB APR APR
