Changanassery: The Nair Service Society (NSS) has squarely blamed the state government for the ongoing violence in the state. “The government is making a planned bid to do away with customs and traditions in the name of renaissance with the idea of enforcing atheism,” said NSS general secretary G Sukumaran Nair.
“The government is responsible for all the riots taking place. It is the government which complicated this issue which could have been solved peacefully,” he said. “They seem to be in a bid to enforce party policy abusing the power entrusted to them by the people."
Sukumaran Nair said the government action is detrimental to the interests of Hindus and flayed political opportunism over the Sabarimala issue.
"The government is mocking Hindu leaders and devotees. It is the demand of majority of the devotees that the customs and traditions of Sabarimala be protected so that faith in God prevails. The government has the duty to protect it. Devotees can't be blamed for coming out for such protection if the government fails to provide it. The attempt to offer a defence by giving it a political colour is not correct,” the NSS chief said.
“Sabarimala issue is linked to all religions and communities. Nobody should be allowed to violate the faith in Sabarimala. It's high time that devotees from all religions and related organisations respond peacefully to the violation of faith,” Nair asserted in his statement.
Meanwhile, Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran said that the NSS's stand could ignite violence. "Everyone knows who was behind the violence. NSS stand supports these vandals," he said.
