Not a mistake Mr Antony.

Now it is election time in Kerala, hence Congress leader A.K. Antony started opening his mouth. This time he bemoans ban on student politics in Kerala. For him, “it is a big mistake to ban student politics. Instead of political organisations, caste and religious organisations have taken hold of school and college campuses”, he said, adding that there was a tendency to inject caste and religious psychosis into the tender minds of students.

Antony forgot the reason for banning student politics and that too only in a few school-colleges. In rest of the institutions it is still in full swing. If anyone has any doubt, look at the incidents in Kerala Varma college, Thrissur, CET Thiruvananthapauram or Poly-technic college, Cherthala. In all these institutions the students politics is in its worst form. It was when the students went into damage mode managements started banning student politics. It may have then resulted student groups with religious tags. And if these groups are worse than political groups who prevents the management to abandon them also.

It is true that the damage made by students’ political outfits is beyond any limit. It will take several years for religiously united students groups to reach that level. Hence, Antony’s comment is unwarranted. It is intended to get a few party workers among students.

.More interesting fact is;Vayalar Ravi or A K Antony has never uttered a single word against Vellappally. He is bench-mate of the two in schools. When Vellappally calls KPCC President V M Sudheeran as “wretched creature” the act of Ravi and Antony not uttering a single word against Vellappally is terrifying.

K A Solaman