In a bold
declaration, Nair Service Society general secretary G Sukumaran Nair has said
that NSS would never again strike deals with political parties to promote individual
leaders and hereafter the stand of NSS during elections will be issue based.
In an
interview to a Malayalam Channel Nair clarified that NSS is not going to
continue the policy of equi-distance to different political parites. NSS would
make its stand clear to its members in the coming Lok Sabha elections. He said
some NSS leaders had supported individuals in the past. NSS won’t play politics
for the growth of individuals again, he said.
The stand of
NSS is likely to adversely affect the Congress in Kerala as individual leaders
of Congress belonging to Nair community had used NSS as stepping stone. By
acceding to demands of such leaders, NSS leadership in the past has forgotten
the larger interests of Nair Community. Perhaps
some individual NSS leaders might have gained some benefits but not community. As
Sukumaran Nair pointed out those congress leaders who gained positions with the
support of NSS disowned the organization after gaining positions. They would be
too eager to create an image of being Secular even at the cost of damaging the
interests of majority community in Kerala.
NSS-SNDP discussions on Lok Sabha
elections
Nair said
NSS would hold discussions with SNDP regarding the stand to be taken in the
coming Lok Sabha elections. NSS is continuing the effort to bring all Hindu
castes in Kerala under an umbrella organization, he said. The first part of the
effort is to unite different groups among individual castes. At present some
caste groups have different organizations. After uniting them all, caste organizations
will be brought under an umbrella. Nair said some leaders of Congress lead
United Democratic Front in Kerala were trying to destroy Nair-Ezhava unity but
won’t succeed. We are aware of such efforts, he said.
Nair said
NSS has not got any favours from Congress in return of support given in
elections. Even if we don’t support anyone, no political party can dare to
dismiss the rightful demands of Nairs. So why should we beg for favours? In
fact NSS does not want any favour from anybody, Nair asserted.
CM, Ramesh responsible for Ganesh’s
exit from cabinet
Nair said
NSS has disowned KPCC president Ramesh Chennithala and does not want him to
come to Changanassery for discussions. He said the KPCC president’s actions
reflect his slavish mentality to chief minister Oommen Chandy. Nair said the
recent political dramas which resulted in the resignation of Kerala forest
minister Ganesh Kumar was directed by chief minister Oommen Chandy himself. NSS
had asked KPCC president and Chief Minister to take initiatives to solve the
issue in Kerala Congress (B). They should have called Balakrishna Pillai,
Chairman of KC (B) and his son Ganesh and helped to sort out the issues in
party and family. But it seems they used the opportunity to worsen the
situation with the motive of ousting Ganesh from ministry and getting the post
for Congress, Nair said. He said Ganesh should be reinstated as minister.
In Kerala Hindus should have an Advocacy Program where they are taught to protect their rights and place an the advocacy programs run in an orderly manner without being political one way or the other. Political interventions must be planned and should be shown well in advance in polls. Indian democracy is a number game. Play it well. Promote Leaders - no leader has come up without promotion and without overcoming attacks by opponents - direct and hidden. They need protection, else the balance will be lost
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