Shame on VS Achhutanandan’s Slur on Muslim Minorities Kerala Chief Minister VS Achhutanandan, in a recent press conference in Delhi, in the course of commenting on the barbaric attack on a teacher by an outfit called the PFI, accused the said Muslim outfit of ‘luring youth for conversion’ and seeking to ‘Islamicise Kerala’ through ‘money and marriage.’
Later, the CPI(M) and VS Achhutanandan himself on the floor of the Assembly, did not deny the statement but clarified that the remarks pertained to the PFI alone and not to the Muslim community as a whole. Whether the remark pertained to the Muslim community as a whole or to a particular outfit is immaterial. What is undeniable is that the statement echoed and gave credence to the mainstays of Sangh Parivar hate-speak against Muslims: the bogey of Muslims seeking to outnumber the Hindu ‘majority’ through conversion, ‘love jehad’ (i.e marriage with and conversion of non-Muslims) and population increase. As it is, it calls to mind the West Bengal CM’s 2002 statement that “Madrasas are ISI dens” and appears to be a transparent ploy to capitalize on communal sentiment towards the Kerala polls. Such a sentiment can only embolden the Hindutva brigade – and is a shameful utterance for any Left leader. *CPI(ML) Central Committee* http://www.cpiml.org/pgs/ml_upd/vol13/13_32.html -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB.
