Swami Vivekantoniji !

Kerala was once described as “a mental asylum” by none other than swami Vivekananda. That was about sixty years back. The great saint was shocked by the false notions and old customs existed in this land then. Nevertheless, he was a not a part of the Central Government.

And now, Defence Minister A K Antony is playing Swami Vivekananda II by detonating a bomb aimed at Kerala society, enthusing a highly fanatic nair namely the NSS General Secretary. Antony said that Kerala has been fast losing its communal harmony and if matters go on like this; the state will soon turn out to be a lunatic asylum. I hope Sukumaran Nair has not heeded this.

Antony was in the State and Central ministry for many years. If matters have worsened to that low, he also owns some responsibility. Playing Vivekananda II in the haven of hard core communal fanatics is incomprehensible.

K A Solaman
The New Indian Express published on 4-1-2013