VS remark outrageous, but…

Sir—Kerala Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan’s comment that “even a dog would not have visited the Unnikrishnans’ home had it not been that of a martyr” is outrageous. Achuthanandan and Kodiyeri would have avoided the litigious visit as Sandip’s father did not endorse their visit. One could not blame the behaviour of Unnnikrishnan because of his state of mind at the time of deep sorrow. However the media hype in this sad episode is beyond any proportion. Some of them distorted the comment of VS denying his chance to further clarify the facts.

Opposition parties tried to fish in troubled water. Their patriotism grew beyond Everest because of enmity to wards the Chief Minister. They even led unwarranted demonstration by hiring an old dog and hanging on its neck the photo of Achuthanandan. The dog was tied to the gate of Secretariat and tortured. This display alone is sufficient to charge case against the demonstrators for torturing animal. However, the police in charge of law and order and who are bound to prevent cruelty against animals remained mute spectators. The disrespect to Kerala’s CM shown by the so called patriotic demonstrators is somewhat harder than that made by Achuthanandan. Do they apologise if CM he takes a similar stance towards slain martyrs’ father?

K A Solaman