THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Opposition leader V D Satheesan has flayed the state government for remaining a mute spectator when Sangh Parivar is spreading hatred among communities in the name of ‘love jihad’ and ‘narcotic jihad’. “On social media, there is a campaign to spread communal hatred and the government is doing nothing to end this,” he said.
He asked the government not to be a scarecrow on the issue when in a situation where fake IDs are used to spread hatred in social media. “All attempts to encourage hatred and animosity should be opposed. At present, the state is witnessing a very sensitive situation of creating rift among the communities and this is the agenda of the Sangh Parivar. Police should have a close tab on the social media and track the people who are engaged in spreading hatred,” Satheesan said.
If the church heads have a complaint on this, then they should approach the authorities. The only request to the communities is that they should not fall prey to the propagandas of the Sangh Parivar. If the church is forwarding any concerns, then the police should act. The church leaders should hand over the evidences they have in this regard, he added.
It would not be advisable for different communities to challenge each other during such sensitive situation and the government should not remain as a scarecrow without taking any steps to end the row. “The CPM should not take a position that let the communities fight each other. Their silence on this episode is signalling to this stand,” said Satheesan.
He asked all the cultural leaders and intellectuals to come out campaigning for communal harmony in the state. They should not allow these people to destabilize the peace and harmony exists in the state. There are several sections of people who are trying to exploit the situation and the people together should resist any such attempts.
