Ridiculous Stand

#Ridiculous #Stand

It is ridiculous that former Finance Minister Dr. Thomas Isaac has come out in support of Reporter Channel and Anto Augustine. The people will not accept the move to politicize the natural legal proceedings of the government and the GST department. 

When an investigation is underway against an institution facing serious allegations including financial fraud worth crores and money laundering abroad, it is highly condemnable to label it as illegal.

Thomas Isaac is looking for a way out of the party due to recent political interference. In such a situation, channel coverage and media attention have become essential. Isaac knows that if he supports Reporter Channel now, his head and full figure will appear on their TV screens. That is the reason for taking such wrong stands.

It is the primary duty of the government to bring those who are involved in major financial irregularities and liquor trade to justice under the guise of journalism. The state government and the investigative agencies are commendable for their decision to bring financial crimes to light through honest and transparent investigations. 

The government is sending a strong message that the law is the same for everyone and that even big media houses or individuals cannot escape punishment for financial irregularities.

-K. A. Solaman

Channel Raid welcome

ChannelRaid Welcome
.The media heroes who sit in the channel room in the evening and judge everyone in the world and pass judgment, only realized that 'the law is the same for all' when the police arrived at their doorstep with a court order.

It is interesting to see that those who openly bid on anyone's life and dignity for prime time ratings and to fill the pockets of the capitalists in the evening discussions, suddenly turned into guardians of freedom of expression when the law came their way in their own case. This small blow received by such seventh-rate media personalities who are taking classes on the sanctity of journalism after evading taxes and fraud worth crores, is actually what the common people of Kerala wanted.

This is a warning to the low-level journalism that is creating chaos in the country by misleading the people and fabricating fake news.  It is commendable that the insolence of these media tycoons has been put to an end, at least temporarily, through the proper intervention of the court and the firm action of the police.

It is clear that the idea that any channel can show any injustice to fill the pockets of the boss is no longer valid. This stand taken by the government against those who justify their own frauds in the name of media ethics is a clear warning to other news channels that are also going astray.
-K. A. Solaman

Unfair media actions

#Unfair #MediaActions
Reporter TV owner Anto Augustine's untrue and highly condemnable revelations against Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan are tarnishing the political and media culture of Kerala.

A clear picture needs to be brought out about the secret groups that approached the media with fake documents and allegations against the Chief Minister of a state, and the political agendas behind it. Anto Augustine, who forgot the role of the media, prepared a platform for such fake propaganda and raised allegations against the responsible state head without investigating the facts, should be subjected to strong police interrogation.

Making the media a victim of unfair political rivalry that goes to any extreme to destroy the democratically elected government is a huge threat to constitutional institutions and democracy itself.

The activities of such channel owners who misuse channels for personal or political narrow interests instead of bringing honest news to the people are extremely dangerous.  It is imperative to legally stop such heinous moves that are trying to create a smokescreen in the society and mislead the people by making false allegations.

If the real forces behind the conspiracy behind the fabrication of fake documents are not identified and brought to justice, it will send a very wrong message to the general public of Kerala. Strong legal action and public protests must be raised against such unscrupulous tendencies in the media.
-- K. A. Solomon

ED's nose

#ED_'s_nose

The nose-smashing of central agencies and the political battles over it have become a new entertainment in Kerala politics. If you listen to M. Swaraj's statement that "ED does not have a nose that is only for pulling Pinarayi", we will feel that the investigation agencies are not coming to pull the accused by the neck, but by the nose! 

One would doubt whether these theoretical scholars are trying to somehow provoke the ED and suddenly bring the former chief minister into the fold. Such provocative statements can actually be seen as a wasteful tactic to excite their own followers, rather than the seriousness of the case. 

In the meantime, some leaders have come forward with a mass dialogue that they will face it legally, politically and through channels. In a system where agencies continue to investigate and courts consider the case, the truths in the case are not going to disappear due to this channel fight and verbal battles. Let the investigation take its course peacefully.  The legal system will decide whether the allegations are true or not.

Leaders should put aside political dramas and rhetoric and face matters only through the law. 

-K. A. Solaman

#Deadly #Exclusive

#Deadly_Exclusive

​We cannot help but applaud the extraordinary media prowess of Channel Twenty-Four, which was finally able to locate Sukumara Kurup, who has been desperately searching for years by the Crime Branch and Interpol, at a construction site in Bruno. Even the Home Department must have been shocked for a moment to hear the news that Kurup is working there happily. However, that deadly exclusive, which claimed to be a picture of Kurup and showed a photo of poor Damodara Menon, is a major milestone in the history of fake news.

The arrogance of anyone to fabricate anything and present it as a person, and the irresponsibility of committing personal murder without any basic information, are clearly evident here. Strong legal action must be taken against such media conspiracies that set out to catch Kurup and make ordinary passers-by criminals.

The situation where anything can be fabricated for the sake of ratings and to push breaking news is in any case reprehensible. It would not be surprising if tomorrow, in order to increase ratings, news was broadcast saying that Alexander Chakravarthy is running a plywood company in Perumbavoor or that Napoleon has taken a rice mill on lease in Kuttanad. Channels that broadcast such fabrications that throw dust in the eyes of the people without even investigating the facts and basic information are showing deception to the public.

Exemplary punitive measures must be taken by the authorities immediately to stop such trends that turn journalism into a comedy show.

-  K A Solaman

No vehicle modification

#No_vehicle_modification 

The Kerala High Court's stand that illegal modifications to vehicles manufactured by companies adhering to the correct safety standards and engineering norms pose a threat to the lives of the public is quite welcome. It is vanity and financial arrogance to put vehicles on the road by unnecessarily fitting or changing their structure as they see fit. 

Such trends that create chaos on the road by installing extremely loud horns and large lights are causing considerable difficulties to other vehicle users and pedestrians. The fact that society and the government are involved in such anti-social activities in the name of 'new generation' or in the name of low-level enthusiasm can only serve to turn public roads into a danger trap. 

It is absolutely unacceptable for the government and people's representatives to take a soft approach to lawbreakers. It is completely irresponsible to justify and encourage such unnecessary trends of the youth with the aim of vote bank or temporary applause.  Giving unlimited concessions to law violations in the name of new reforms will invite major disasters in the coming days.

The Chief Minister should not get excited about the "Pookie CM" calls of those who are going to modify vehicles. The safety of the public should be given first priority; therefore, the government should immediately prepare to implement the High Court verdict to the letter and take uncompromising and strict action against those who modify vehicles and those who are in cahoots with them.

- K. A. Solaman

Anarchy must be prevented

#Anarchy #MustBePrevented

​The ongoing disputes between the constitutional head of Kerala and the elected people's government are more than just a political battle, they raise serious concerns about our democratic values.

​While the technical argument that the Governor does not have the constitutional right to directly summon the Director General of Police (DGP) to the Lok Bhavan is being raised, the reality cannot be forgotten that it is his duty to intervene to protect the Constitution when there is a breakdown in law and order in the state.

​The recent incidents of violence by SFI activists at Kannur University and Kerala University are not mere breaches of discipline. It is a disgrace to enlightened Kerala that the police system, which is supposed to maintain law and order, has been standing idly by while violent anarchy is unleashed even against those holding constitutional positions. The state Home Minister and the Chief Minister should answer for this callous attitude of the police. 

The Governor has to intervene when the government fails to discharge its constitutional responsibilities.​Even if the Governor has constitutional limitations to directly summon officials, it would be good for the rulers to remember that he has the power to recommend the dissolution of the cabinet through constitutional provisions including Article 356 in the event of a breakdown in the constitutional machinery of the state.

​The government and those holding constitutional positions should be prepared to act responsibly by recognizing their jurisdictions, without making universities a platform for political struggles, and to maintain the standard of higher education and to advance governance by respecting the dignity of constitutional institutions. Otherwise, what will be destroyed is the law and order in our country and the people's faith in democratic institutions.

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K. A. Solaman

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