The appropriate course of action for Lakshadweep would be to seek legal recourse against attempts to make the islands a laboratory for implementation of the Hindutva agenda, The Hindu Publishing Group Director N. Ram has said.
Mr. Ram was delivering the keynote address at a webinar expressing solidarity with Lakshadweep, organised by the Taliparamba Sir Syed College Alumni Association on Sunday.
The people of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka were also coming forward on the lines of the strong popular movement being formed in Kerala against the attempt to jeopardise the life of the islanders. Mr. Ram said the series of reforms being introduced by the new Administrator would undermine the development of Lakshadweep and create unrest in the islands.
Speaking at the webinar, Rajya Sabha member John Brittas said that this was not only a problem of Lakshadweep, but part of a broader effort to derail democracy and the Constitution. What was happening in Lakshadweep today was a precursor to what the government intended to implement in India.
P.K. Kunhalikutty, MLA, said that the resolution passed unanimously by the Kerala Legislative Assembly proved the fact that the whole of Kerala stood with Lakshadweep in this time of crisis.
Support
Lakshadweep MP Mohammad Faizal said the support given by Kerala to the islanders during this crisis was invaluable and the people of Lakshadweep were indebted to Kerala.
Other speakers opined that this was a fight against attempts to imperil democracy and violate human rights.
