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‘The Kerala Story’ is Sangh Parivar’s ‘love jihad’ propaganda..: CM Vijayan

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Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday slammed the makers of ‘The Kerala Story’ film, saying they were taking up the Sangh Parivar propaganda of projecting the state as a centre of religious extremism by raising the issue of ‘love jihad’ — a concept rejected by the courts, probe agencies and even the Union Home Ministry.
Vijayan said that the trailer of the Hindi film, at first glance, appears to be “deliberately produced” with the alleged aim of creating communal polarisation and spreading hate propaganda against the state.
He said that despite the issue of ‘love jihad’ being rejected by probe agencies, courts and the MHA, it was being raised in connection with Kerala as the main premise of the film only to humiliate the state in front of the world.

The CM, in a statement, said that such propaganda films and the alienation of Muslims depicted in them should be viewed in the context of Sangh Parivar’s efforts to gain political advantage in Kerala.
He also accused the Sangh Parivar of trying to destroy the religious harmony in the state by “sowing the poisonous seeds of communalism”. A couple of days ago, both the ruling CPI(M) in Kerala and the opposition Congress hit out at the controversial upcoming movie ‘The Kerala Story’, saying freedom of expression was not a licence to spew venom in society, and the film was an attempt to destroy the communal harmony of the state.
‘The Kerala Story’, written and directed by Sudipto Sen, is portrayed as “unearthing” the events behind “approximately 32,000 women” allegedly going missing in the southern state. The film falsely claims they converted, got radicalised and were deployed in terror missions in India and the world.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 30, 2023
Cong asks Vijayan to come clean on installation of AI cameras at Rs 236 cr

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Thiruvananthapuram: The opposition Congress-led UDF in Kerala on Saturday asked Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to come clean on the staggering amount of Rs 236 crore spent to install 726 AI cameras on the roads in the state to track traffic violations.
Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan said doubts have been raised about this project as the cost of installing one camera is around Rs 33 lakh which is an unbelievable sum.
“Experts in the field of AI have raised serious doubts on this exorbitant cost of this project. People wish to know all the details of this project which includes the server and the technical information about the network service provider. There are talks that there are provisions in this where traffic violations when it happens using the data of the Fast tag, there is going to be an instant debit from the violators bank account, which is against the Reserve Bank of India guidelines,” said Satheesan.

“It’s come out that the state public sector Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation Limited (Keltron) was given the task of setting up this project. People wish to know if Keltron had sub-contracted the work to any other companies and if there were foreign companies involved. So in the best interest of all, we wish to know the entire project details and how it has been done,” added Satheesan.
The project was inaugurated by Vijayan, here last week. However, no fine will be imposed for one month and awareness will be raised. After May 19, the fines will come into force.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 22, 2023
MP: Kerala students attacked by staff in IGNTU; CM Vijayan condemns

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Students of Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (IGNTU) hailing from Kerala were reportedly attacked by the varsity’s security staff for clicking pictures from a restricted area on the campus.
According to Maktoob Media, the incident took place on March 10 in Madhya Pradesh. The students had gone to a water tank near the main gate, which, apparently is a restricted area.
While they were descending, a security vehicle with staff reached the spot and started shouting and beating them, without any warning.
There was no signboard that said the area was restricted, said a student who spoke to Maktoob Media.
The victims – Nasheel KT, Abhishek R, Adnan, and Adil Rashif – did not expect an attack from the security side.
Following the attack, the Kerala Fraternity, a student collective on the campus has demanded action against the security personnel involved in the attack. They also urged the university administration to ensure student safety.
CM Vijayan condemns:
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday condemned the reported assault and said the growing hostility towards individuals based on their identities should be resisted.
“Attacks on Keralite students at @IGNTU are appalling & highlight the need to resist the growing hostility towards individuals based on their identities in our country. The university must take prompt action against the culprits & ensure the safety of all the students on campus,” Vijayan tweeted from his official Twitter page.

Attacks on Keralite students at @IGNTU are appalling & highlight the need to resist the growing hostility towards individuals based on their identities in our country. The university must take prompt action against the culprits & ensure the safety of all the students on campus.
— Pinarayi Vijayan (@pinarayivijayan) March 12, 2023
Rajya Sabha MP and Left leader John Brittas also sought strong action with regard to the incident and wrote a letter to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
“Premeditated attacks on Kerala students at Indira Gandhi National Tribal University highlights the need to address organised hostility against Keralite students based on their regional, linguistic and ethnic backgrounds. Urgent action is needed to ensure their safety on campus,” Brittas tweeted.
Pre-meditated attacks on Kerala students at Indira Gandhi National Tribal University highlights the need to address organized hostility against Keralite students based on their regional, linguistic and ethnic backgrounds. Urgent action is needed to ensure their safety on campus. pic.twitter.com/1IFsxl7XHm
— John Brittas (@JohnBrittas) March 12, 2023
(With inputs from PTI)

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March 12, 2023
Modi hope of BJP govt in Kerala overambitious, says Vijayan

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Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday reacted sharply on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement that his BJP will form a government in Kerala after doing well in the Assembly polls held in three northeastern states.
“Modi’s statement is an overambitious statement. People who live here know the trials and tribulations of the minority communities and also know who is responsible for it. The minority communities here, who are under duress from the Sangh Parivar, just cannot take a pro-BJP stand. If there are stray incidents where some for vested interests make compromises, it should not be a generalised and if done it is going to be a big blunder,” said Vijayan in a statement.
He went on to point out that the Kerala soil is not a fertile ground for communal forces and has been proved also and the secular model adopted by Kerala is now slowly becoming the order of the day across the country.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 3, 2023
Black dress & masks banned in Kerala college as CM Vijayan on visit

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Thiruvananthapuram: The Kozhikode Government Arts and Science College on Sunday directed the participants of a public programme in which Kerala Chief Minister Pinaryai Vijayan was the Chief Guest not to wear black clothes or even black masks.
This has brought widespread criticism against the government, college authorities and the police.
It may be recalled that since the state budget increased the fuel cess by Rs 2 per litre, the streets of Kerala witnessed widespread protests with agitators showing black flags at the Chief Minister and several have been taken to preventive custody.
The Chief Minister is now in Kozhikode in North Kerala for some official programmes and the Government Arts College authorities have issued the order not to wear black clothes and black masks.
Meanwhile, protests have been raging after the police took into custody a few Kerala Students Union (KSU) activists as a precautionary detainment due to the programme of the Chief Minister at Kozhikode Arts College.
Kerala opposition leader, V.D. Satheeshan and KPCC president K. Sudhakaran has been relentlessly levelling criticisms Aof the police’s high-handedness against the people of the state while the Chief Minister was moving in a convoy to attend various programmes.
There was widespread criticism against the Chief Minister using a chopper to attend public programmes even as the state is reeling under a severe economic crisis.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 19, 2023
RSS ruling country giving scant regard to constitutional values: Pinarayi Vijayan

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Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday attacked the Sangh Parivar saying the RSS, which was banned after Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination, was now ruling the country giving scant regard to the nation’s constitutional values.
Vijayan, who paid tributes to Gandhi on his 75th death anniversary which is observed as Martyrs’ Day, said the whole idea of India was “wounded” when the father of the nation was killed by a “religious fanatic”.
In a Facebook post, Vijayan said Hindu nationalists always considered Gandhi as an enemy as he was “fully aware of the threats posed by majoritarian sectarianism”.
“The Hindu nationalists always considered him as an enemy. Gandhi stood for Hindu-Muslim harmony till his last breath. The India he envisioned is in every aspect antithetical to the Hindutva nation concept of the Sangh Parivar.
When Gandhiji was shot dead by a religious fanatic named Nathuram Vinayak Godse, the idea of India itself was wounded,” Vijayan wrote.
The Chief Minister said the Sangh Parivar was pursuing its political goals in the country by using hate and divisive politics.
“The RSS which was banned for Gandhi’s assassination is now ruling the country giving scant regard to the nation’s constitutional values… Today, in some parts, children are being taught that Gandhi died instead of Gandhi was killed.
This is another proof that the Sangh Parivar is always afraid of Gandhiji,” the Left leader said.

Vijayan said racists eliminated Gandhi for envisioning a secular India and remembering the father of the nation was India’s eternal antidote to the politics of communal division.
“On this day we should take a pledge that we are ready to fight to protect the constitution and secularism of the country,” Vijayan said.
Recently, Vijayan had accused the Sangh Parivar of treating Muslims and Christians as “enemies of the nation” and urged everyone to unite against such divisive actions, drawing sharp criticism from the BJP.
Mahatma Gandhi was shot dead by Nathuram Godse on this day in 1948.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 30, 2023