Speaker P. Sreeramakrishnan presented the Sardar Memorial Award to Vadakara MLA and former Minister C.K. Nanu here on Tuesday. The award was instituted by Citizens’ Intellectual, Educational, Social and Cultural Organization (CIESCO) in memory of freedom fighter Sardar Moideen Koya.
Call for socialist front
“What India needs at the time is a strong socialist front, and an honour to Mr. Nanu is a pointer towards that need,” said the Speaker.
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Mr. Nanu was a true heir of socialist legacy in the State and an encyclopaedia on the history of the socialist movement in the country, said Mr. Sreeramakrishnan.
He had the ability to analyse history minutely. But his knowledge came from his association with common people for decades rather than bookish knowledge, he added.
The Speaker hailed Mr. Nanu as a social worker whose inherent quality was simplicity. He was a leader who always stood for an elaborate socialist unity in the country, he added.
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Minister for Irrigation Mathew T. Thomas, who opened the function, said Mr. Nanu was a leader to who stood by truth and honesty despite any opposition. M.K. Muneer, MLA, and district panchayat president Babu Parasseri were present on the occasion.