Naidu is wrong

Parliamentary affairs minister Venkaiah Naidu saying that "all country men want  a Ram Mandir in Ayodhya" is wrong . It is only  VHP members and a few hard core Hindus wish in this direction. Ram Temple is a bone of contention in the country and any thoughtless act to construct the temple  would make BJP rule murckiyar. The VHP plan of gathering stones for the Ram Temple in Ayodhya is likely to turn out as a threat to the communal fabric of the country.

Any action to support the act of VHP would become detrimental to the  the nation.

-K A Solaman

Cherian Philip’s betrayal

Marxist sympathiser and former Congress leader Cherian Philip seeking pardon for his involvement in the  bringing down of  veteran Congress leader K Karunakaran as the Chief Minister of Kerala in 1994,  is only an attempt to get media attention. Cherian, of late, with his Face Book posts target many leaders of the Congress party but none are bothered to attend him. For Congress party  Cherian is a wayward boy now doing kitchen work in certain strong  Left households to get a berth in the next Assembly election. In the last election his somersault to get a berth in Assembly with the assistance of LDF misfired.

If Cherian is to continue his betrayal stories he has to tell more and the most significant is his betrayal of  A K Antntony, his mentor. In each back stab of Cherian, Antony might have remembered the innumerable black teas and cinema tickets he brought for when Cherian was the orderly of him..Of course for Antony, Cherian is an epitome of betrayal and sheer discontentment.

K A Solaman

New Formula

 Pollution in and around Delhi is a serious problem. But the state government's decision to permit only even and odd numbered cars to ply on alternate days is illogical. This would persuade people to buy another car, resulting in a minimum of two cars in every household. What the government needs to do is to build a robust public transport system. Banning cars that are more than 15 years old is not enough. Instead, strict pollution checks should be instituted. The NGT's decision of banning the registration of new and 10-year-old diesel vehicles is a step in the right direction. School and college students should be asked to use bicycles instead of motor vehicles. In certain Indian Institute of Technology campuses, even professors are known to use bicycles, which is praiseworthy.

Yours faithfully,

K.A. Solaman,

Alappuzha, Kerala
The Telegraph, Calcutta dated 16-12-15

Uninvite row

The otherwise happy first time visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Kerala has been made cheerless by SNDP Yogom Secretary Vellappally Natesan. He flouted the protocol by withdrawing invitation to the Chief Minister of Kerala for the function Modi to inaugurate. The whole episode may not be with the knowledge of the PM for he may have no displeasure to share the dias with the CM.

The whole controversy created by Vellappally has become a topic of discussion about the prospects of BJP in Kerala but seemingly Vellappally would become a thorn in the flesh for BJP in the immediate future.

-K A Solaman

Butterfly!

Needs good advisers

SNDP Yogom secretary Vellappally Natesan needs good advisers as his present outbursts are unbecoming of a person who leads an organisation that preaches "One caste, One religion and One God" for all world generations. His latest adventure to ridicule Kerala CM Oommen Chandy has boomeranged. It is unwise in a State to organise a function for PM of India , private or public, with out the presence of it's Chief Minister. This sort of thoughtless act will not be permitted in states like TN, Bengal, UP or Odisha. It is also the responsibility of PM to avoid such functions which augment communal hatred.

The creative action against "intolerance" can be performed not only through discussion but also through action.
K A Solaman

Lost glitter

Man's craze for yellow metal is well known. Women folks of Kerala and elsewhere are addicted to gold. They often think that the secret of their beauty is gold ornaments. Since then gold has become the criterion to show one's wealth women with huge possession of gold ornaments are centres of attraction for many in wedding like functions. Exploiting the addiction of women, the merchants in Kerala, Dubai etc had made a huge profit by way selling gold. Mushroomed gold showrooms in and around the country indicate huge profit earned by merchants of gold business.

In this back drop the bullion prices falling sharply in the domestic markets is a welcome gesture. If gold is available at a throwaway prize none would pay heavily in gold market and no woman dare to wear gold ornament. They will shift to diamond and platinum and that too will end up in later misery.

Gold merchants making huge profit by selling and buying gold have to sort out some other means to maintain their profit. World countries investing in gold would search for other options to maintain their financial stability.

K A Solaman

Possible disaster

It is interesting to see that RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan and his company are going to change the governance process of the banks. As the bank stocks have plummeted to their bottom some sort of action is highly necessary. Nevertheless, if the past work of Rajan is taken into account it is unlikely for the banks to gain any thing substantially in the immediate future.

Presently NPA resulted from bad loans took the banks to such a deplorable bottom. Unless action is taken against those officials who are responsible, issue of bad loans would continue and the banks would nosedive to imminent disaster.

-K A Solaman

Communal malvirus

The attack of communal malvirus is in its culmination in the state as the SNDP Yogam secretary started spitting venom with his 'Munnetta yathra'. I wonder why the people of Kerala have not yet entered into a communal revolt by this time.

It is the left and right political parties of Kerala that had given such a huge dimension to Vellappally. All political leaders who queued before Vellapally's house for his ' karimeen fry' hospitality are responsible for this present imbroglio. The police case registered against Vellappally would give him more exposure and the case would end up now where. All paid TV Channels will give necessary boost to Vellappally.

In fact, a never mind attitude would have resulted Vellappally to nothing , nevertheless the politicians and channels are determined to make him a great crusader.

K A Solaman

Karunya robbery

Though temple worshippers hereinafter will not have any contribution to Karunya benevolence fund as the court has banned selling lottery tickets within the walls of the temples, the fund was of great help to the poor patients admitted in several hospitals across the State. Nevertheless, this much appraised  health scheme has now became more like a drop out, hospitals which came under the scheme are now facing a large financial crisis. The Government failed to give the amount to hospitals and the due money range from Rs10 Lakhs to two Crores.The scheme is now temporarily stopped.

As an alternative it is learnt that the  management of this fund has been transferred to Tata Consultancy Service by the government. Though there is no doubt about the efficacy of TCS it is highly objectionable to transfer a huge chunk of public begged money as the service charge of Tata company. The need of too many staff under lottery department also comes index question then.

-K A Solaman

Growing intolerance

PM Narendra Modi  opening doors to Opposition Congress  for a talk on growing intolerance in the country is a welcome gesture. What is to be checked first is the stopping of unwarranted outbursts  by low profile leaders of BJP like Niranjan Joshi and others. A timely intervention by the PM might have lessened the tension but  with his busy schedule abroad he finds little time for it.

Film actors Sharukh Khan or Amir Khan had not experienced any sort of intolerance in the country as their  cinemas are well accepted by people of all religions. Every Indian citizen have the right to live in India peacefully and any  VHP/BJP leader asking someone to go to Pakistan is an act of intolerance. This must be checked immediately.

K A Solaman

Hate practice by saffron Sadhvi

Cow mad leaders of BJP have not stopped spitting venom. “There are a lot of things to eat in this country apart from cow and it is the duty of the state governments to ban cow slaughter" said Union minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti. Undoubtedly the saffron cladded ministers have become a big liability to the Modi government and unless their words are not checked by the Prime Minister, intolerance in the country would grow beyond any proportion.  There is no country other than India in the world where cow stands higher than man and this perversion augmented since the inception of Modi government.

It is good if we all stand for the fair treatment of animals but this is something that relates to religion. Or they would have banned meat products other than beef too. Hindus of some parts of country worship cow and hence oppose cow slaughter. And if this logic is applied to rat they should ban rat poison also. There are many who worship rat, the vehicle of Lord Ganesh and hence anyone in possession of rat poison should be jailed.

It is to be remembered India is a multiracial country and its people have different needs. Hence it is imprudent to follow the orders so called go-matha worshipers. By banning beef and beef products, those poor millions suffering from malnutrition are denied inexpensive food supplements. Worship of cow is in fact a hate practice towards beef-eaters.

K A Solaman

Artistic freedom

Artistic freedom for government staff and aided school teachers is unwarranted. They being the part of the government often coming against it with their artistic creation such as book, painting or Face book posting is quite obnoxious and should be curtailed. 

It is often seen that even police officers who are supposed to be more disciplined among government staff appear in Facebook criticising the ministers and their superior officers. This is ridiculous as it marks grave indiscipline with in the police force.

Any action by government to check what is called artistic freedom of government staff is not an infringement on the right of the citizen but an action to protect the necessary discipline among such staff.

-K A Solaman

Delayed justice

Justice delayed is justice denied. The slow pace of Indian courts has augmented delayed justice. Ordinary people are fed with courts as it takes a dozen or more years to settle a case. This is not because the dearth of judges alone but due to plethora of cases related to political bribery. When political cases are given importance it would naturally take many years for settling ordinary cases. So, what is needed is: resolve. cases based date of admission and not based on what is called 'importance'

Interestingly K M Mani, who was resigned recently as Kerala Finance and Law minister said that he didn't get the deserved justice. If this is the plight of a State Law minister, imagine the state of ordinary people running pillar to post to get resolved their grievance.

K A Solaman

Paris terror attack

Heinous terror attack in the Paris concert hall killing over 128 people and injuring more than 180 is highly condemnable. As the Pontiff said it is an attack on humanity and a peace meal of World War III.
Paris tragedy requires world powers to join hand immediately to wipe out terrorism of IS. It is the prime responsibility of all rulers to avert further blood baths of terrorism in future.

K A Solaman

Punish the trouble makers

Celebrations over election victory cross all limits. Death of a boy in Malappuram is a pointer in this regard. Exploding high decibel dynamite and thereby damaging the hearing ability of little ones, disturbing the tranquil mindset of elders damaging buildings etc, are crimes to be punished. And for this no specific complaint is needed. The police and other authorities could take suo motto case against these criminals for making nuisance in the thoroughfare.

K A Solaman

The Twenty 20 victory

The Twenty 20 victory at Kizhakkambalam Panchayat in Kerala is a historic one. Though it may be described as a rare phenomenon it is an eye-opener to the three fronts in Kerala. The Twenty 20 self help group has secured a thumbing margin of 17 seats out of19.

A monthly payment to the elected members and the right to call them back if found useless, are good gestures to be followed by various political parties in Kerala. Let Twenty 20 to work as a leading light to correct all corrupt members of various political parties

K A Solaman

Truth remains

It is very interesting to know how voters of Kerala think. For instance look at the failure of the daughter of Kerala's most popular Chief Minister E K  Nayanar and the victory of Karayi duo. Nayanar's daughter Usha lost to her rival in Ravipuram ward of Kochi Corporation while Karayi Rajan and Karayi Chandrasekharan who are accused in the Fasal murder case, came successful in their respective constituencies in Kannur. Karayis are acquitted by the peoples' court and  now it is the turn  of judicial court to to confirm it. However , the brutal killing of Fasal remains as a sad truth.

K A Solaman

Poll debacle

Bar bribery case, communal polarisation, price rise, corruption etc are not  necessarily the  reasons for the debacle of the UDF in the LSG poll in Kerala. It is mainly due to the highway robbery of vehicle owners by the police and the transport authorities.
For quite long imposing high penalty on vehicle owners to cater the need of money was the habit of state government. For this they deployed police force , mobile courts ,  vehicle inspectors and who else for extracting money from ordinary public. Helmet hunt has become notorious and for this several police squads were in action as if there were no other duty for the police.

Of late, every house hold in Kerala owns a two wheeler and every two wheeler owner once or many times has undergone police high handedness. The feedback from  these people might have resulted in the  debacle of UDF.  If the government is again to continue this loot their failure in the coming Assembly poll is not unlikely 

Fair sex, less corruption

Women get less representation in Kerala Assembly and in Parliament. The state of Kerala where 1000 men have 1085 women has shown scant regard to women regarding representation to state assembly. It is unfortunate to see that women have only a small representation in Kerala Assembly. Gender equality is only a slogan suited for non- implementation. Women organizations in the state are also responsible for this pitiable situation. However, this is compensated in Local Self Government bodies.

Unlike men, women representatives would work more for villagers for the well-being of all and not for a particular group of people in the village. They would work honestly and be able to devote time to thework. The sense of responsibility is more in women A woman head in a Panchayat would ensure fair andtimely distribution of pension for widows and old people, and scholarships for students belonging to scheduled castes. In certain cases the work a woman can accomplish, men cannot.

Moreover, female politicians are less likely than their male counterparts to engage in corruption, and more likely to disapprove of it when they see it. A study says that In democratic countries with generally low levels of corruption, women are less likely to be corrupt and less likely to tolerate corruption than male politicos. The effect, however, does not hold up in countries where corruption is endemic and of course in India corruption is not endemic. In less corrupt countries, recruiting more women into public service may indeed decrease overall corruption

K A Solaman