Sheer vote bank politics.

As the Kerala State Assembly election is about to get nearer the communal outfits have started their foul play. The latest in this direction is all Kerala Nairs wagering their claim for reservation for the economically backward sections in the community. The band of Congress leaders cornering all Panickers, Nairs, Pillais and Kurups and the CPM leader Paloli who keeps scant regard to his Chief Minster VS instantly supporting Nairs saying that the LDF Government would seriously discuss the matter, are indications of sheer vote-bank politics.

The NSS’s opinion that the Nair community had been facing neglect in the fields of employment and education for the past sixty years is an outright attempt to hide the facts. Have they got the details of the employees working in AIR, FACT, VSSC and similar establishments? The Christians, Muslims and the Ezhava are scant in these institutions. Would they appoint anyone out side Nair community in their Arts and Science colleges after collecting a huge sum as application money from all?

It is a pity that the political parties whether LDF or UDF which speak volumes about secularism, run after communal outfits for sheer vote bank politics.

K A Solaman