The attack on Oommen Chandy
Today is a sad and dark day for Kerala. The Honourable Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri Oommen
Chandy was attacked and injured by CPM goondas at Kannur. This is an unprecedented
incident in the history of Kerala, and most probably in the history of India. For the first time, a Chief
Minister has been attacked and injured in stone-throwing in broad daylight by a bunch of hooligans.
Every democratically - minded Keralite should hang his/her head in shame following this ugly
episode, which is a total disgrace to the state. This is not a matter that affects only Oommen Chandy and his party, but it's a matter of great concern to every peace-loving Malayalee.
If the Chief Minister of the state has no safety in broad daylight, what about the safety of the
ordinary citizens? Of late, lawlessness has been on the rise in Kerala, inspired by the violent and
undemocratic tactics of the CPM. For over 4 months, the CPM has been on a misadventure to
unseat the democratically elected Chief Minister of the state, on allegations that have no basis.
The absurdity of the CPM campaign is that it's based on personal grudge and hatred,and not
on any principles. They have tried all kinds of dirty tricks against Oommen Chandy, dragging
his family members into baseless allegations, with the evil motive to tarnish the image of the
whole family. They even tried to invade into his privacy, by showing black flags when he was going to church at Puthuppally.
There are alarming signs that Kerala is fast becoming a lawless, uncivilised country ,mainly due
to the culture of disrespect, violence and intimidation nurtured by the CPM. For example, the
DYFI activists often take the law into their own hands, attacking their opponents and destroying
property. They have a culture of intolerance, whereby they block roads and declare Hartals for matters that can be solved through peaceful negotiations.
Perhaps Kerala is the only country where, after a bus accident, the mobs burn down the bus in
the middle of the road. The daily visuals of buses being burned, looks like the aftermath of bombings
in Baghdad, Mogadishu or Karachi. When a patient dies in hospital, sometimes the relatives assault
the doctor and damage the property of the hospital, alleging neglect by the doctor.
The CPM's ' holier than thou' attitude in the solar thattippu case is most hypocritical. If they are
sincerely opposed to corruption, why don't they do something to eradicate corruption at the
State's borders, where officials accept bribes daily from the truck drivers and allow tax evasion
of millions of rupees to take place? What about the corruption in the RTO offices ?
It's common knowledge that ,in some government offices, the poorest of the poor are denied
help, and are driven from post to pillar so that officials are bribed to get things done. This is
depicted effectively in 'Marimaayam' in Mazhavil manorama. Some government offices are
dens of corruption and incompetence. But the CPM turns a blind eye to this.
It's the denial of services to the suffering people by some officials, and also due to cumbersome
procedures that delay much -needed assistance to the poor that necessitated Oommen Chandy's
contact sessions with the masses.
Kerala's rivers and streams have been destroyed by the sand mafia and other mafias. In some
areas, the common people have been terrorised by the quarry mafias. People's houses have developed cracks, their lives are in danger, their health is affected, but the CPM isn't concerned
about it. Large tracts of government land has been lost to wealthy individuals, with the
connivance of government officials. The LDF ruled the state for many five-year terms. What did they do to eradicate corruption ?
Now they are baying for the blood of Oommen Chandy due to their anger and frustration stemming from the success of the 'pothujana samparkka paripadi'. The stone-throwing incident shows the
depravity of the CPM.
Today's incident has shown to the whole world that Kerala is a violent country, where criminals can attack the State's Chief Minister with impunity. If this lawlessness is allowed to continue, Kerala will be viewed as a banana republic.
Today is a sad and dark day for Kerala. The Honourable Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri Oommen
Chandy was attacked and injured by CPM goondas at Kannur. This is an unprecedented
incident in the history of Kerala, and most probably in the history of India. For the first time, a Chief
Minister has been attacked and injured in stone-throwing in broad daylight by a bunch of hooligans.
Every democratically - minded Keralite should hang his/her head in shame following this ugly
episode, which is a total disgrace to the state. This is not a matter that affects only Oommen Chandy and his party, but it's a matter of great concern to every peace-loving Malayalee.
If the Chief Minister of the state has no safety in broad daylight, what about the safety of the
ordinary citizens? Of late, lawlessness has been on the rise in Kerala, inspired by the violent and
undemocratic tactics of the CPM. For over 4 months, the CPM has been on a misadventure to
unseat the democratically elected Chief Minister of the state, on allegations that have no basis.
The absurdity of the CPM campaign is that it's based on personal grudge and hatred,and not
on any principles. They have tried all kinds of dirty tricks against Oommen Chandy, dragging
his family members into baseless allegations, with the evil motive to tarnish the image of the
whole family. They even tried to invade into his privacy, by showing black flags when he was going to church at Puthuppally.
There are alarming signs that Kerala is fast becoming a lawless, uncivilised country ,mainly due
to the culture of disrespect, violence and intimidation nurtured by the CPM. For example, the
DYFI activists often take the law into their own hands, attacking their opponents and destroying
property. They have a culture of intolerance, whereby they block roads and declare Hartals for matters that can be solved through peaceful negotiations.
Perhaps Kerala is the only country where, after a bus accident, the mobs burn down the bus in
the middle of the road. The daily visuals of buses being burned, looks like the aftermath of bombings
in Baghdad, Mogadishu or Karachi. When a patient dies in hospital, sometimes the relatives assault
the doctor and damage the property of the hospital, alleging neglect by the doctor.
The CPM's ' holier than thou' attitude in the solar thattippu case is most hypocritical. If they are
sincerely opposed to corruption, why don't they do something to eradicate corruption at the
State's borders, where officials accept bribes daily from the truck drivers and allow tax evasion
of millions of rupees to take place? What about the corruption in the RTO offices ?
It's common knowledge that ,in some government offices, the poorest of the poor are denied
help, and are driven from post to pillar so that officials are bribed to get things done. This is
depicted effectively in 'Marimaayam' in Mazhavil manorama. Some government offices are
dens of corruption and incompetence. But the CPM turns a blind eye to this.
It's the denial of services to the suffering people by some officials, and also due to cumbersome
procedures that delay much -needed assistance to the poor that necessitated Oommen Chandy's
contact sessions with the masses.
Kerala's rivers and streams have been destroyed by the sand mafia and other mafias. In some
areas, the common people have been terrorised by the quarry mafias. People's houses have developed cracks, their lives are in danger, their health is affected, but the CPM isn't concerned
about it. Large tracts of government land has been lost to wealthy individuals, with the
connivance of government officials. The LDF ruled the state for many five-year terms. What did they do to eradicate corruption ?
Now they are baying for the blood of Oommen Chandy due to their anger and frustration stemming from the success of the 'pothujana samparkka paripadi'. The stone-throwing incident shows the
depravity of the CPM.
Today's incident has shown to the whole world that Kerala is a violent country, where criminals can attack the State's Chief Minister with impunity. If this lawlessness is allowed to continue, Kerala will be viewed as a banana republic.
A very interesting blog. All the educated and democratically minded people should show their moral indignation against this most inhumane,uncivilized and rowdy behaviour of Kannoor group CPIM.Those attackers of OOmmen Chandy are lower tnan the savages. The so called leaders who led those savages are dangerous to society.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your response.In my opinion, the responses from Pravasis aren't enough, perhaps due to fear of reprisals from CPM goondas. Kerala would have been another Switzarland or Australia,had it not been for the curse of Communism that has plagued the state since its birth. Political thuggery of the CPM has surpassed all limits, and reached rock bottom. Now they make crude jokes about Oommen Chandy's injury and try to justify their thuggery telling pure lies in the media.
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