Denouncement of the government’s moves in Sabarimala, implementation of the S.R. Sinhu Commission recommendations, and inclusion of holiday on Mannathu Padmanabhan’s birth anniversary under the Negotiable Instruments Act were the core resolutions adopted by the Akhila Kerala Nair Prathinidhi Sammelan here on Tuesday.
The resolution on Sabarimala, presented by Nair Service Society (NSS) general secretary G.Sukumaran Nair, stated that the government and the Travancore Devaswom Board failed to stand by the devotees. It also termed the women’s wall as a government attempt to sabotage the custom at Sabarimala. The resolution accused the government of attempting to hastily implement the Supreme Court verdict allowing women of all ages to Sabarimala.
The resolution on the Sinhu commission sought to uphold Mannathu Padmanabhan’s stance on a fundamental change in the reservation system to ensure social justice to all sections of society. It noted that implementation of the panel’s recommendations would ensure that the benefits of government’s affirmative action reached the financially backward sections among the upper castes.
The third resolution sought to include the holiday on January 2, the birth anniversary of NSS founder Mannathu Padmanabhan, under the Negotiable Instruments Act to enable more people attend his memorial services at the NSS headquarters.
Welcoming the gathering as part of the 142nd Mannam Jayanti celebrations, Mr. Nair minced no words in attacking the Left Democratic Front government and its leaders, including Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
“The Chief Minister should confine himself to affairs of the State leaving the issues of the Nair community to the NSS,” the NSS general secretary said.
Changing stance
Reiterating that the issue of women’s entry to Sabarimala and the Kerala reformation movement were no way linked to each other, Mr. Nair accused the LDF government of changing its stance on the Sabarimala issue time and again.
Former Attorney General K. Parasaran will inaugurate the Jayanti Sammelan on Wednesday.
