PM
MODI INSULTED KERALA BY
LIKENING IT SOMALIA
LIKENING IT SOMALIA
കേരളം സൊമാലിയ പോലെയെന്ന് പറഞ്ഞ് അപമാനിച്ചു;
മോദിക്കെതിരെ മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി
മോദിക്കെതിരെ മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today lambasted Prime Minister Narendra
Modi for comparing Kerala to
Somalia, saying he has insulted the state, and asked him to show some
"political decency" by withdrawing his remark.In a
hard-hitting letter to PM Modi, Mr Chandy said the prime minister's comparison
of Kerala to Somalia during a recent poll campaign rally while claiming that
the state had 'adverse' economic and social parameters has "shocked"
the people of the state as it has nothing to do with the ground realities.He
also requested PM Modi to show some "political decency" by
withdrawing the statement as they are "baseless and contrary to ground
realities."
Referring to the statement, Mr Chandy said, "This is unbecoming of a prime minister and has created a great deal of agony and protest.""With great deal of regret, let me point out that they (previous PMs) never attempted anything that brought disrepute to the office of the Prime Minister like you have done," he said in the letter, a copy of which was released to the media.
Countering Mr Modi's remark that the state had lagged behind in various growth indicators including health and education, Mr Chandy said Kerala was above national average in terms of economic growth and human resource development for the past five years.Mr Chandy also said the state's human resource has caught the attention of the world."Yet, you (PM) compared Kerala to Somalia that is reeling under poverty and internal strife. Is it not a shame for the prime minister to pronounce that a state like Somalia exists in the country?" Mr Chandy said.
On PM Modi's jibe over the solar scam, in which allegations have been raised against him, Mr Chandy said "no one in Kerala is going to be in panic on hearing the word 'solar'".He said people of Kerala know well that not even a single penny of the government was lost in the scam, which is a financial fraud whose victims are private parties."I wonder whether it befits a Prime Minister to feel disgraced during the time of election and proud on other occasions," Mr Chandy said while pointing out to PM Modi's praise on solar power initiatives in Kerala several times earlier.
Referring to the statement, Mr Chandy said, "This is unbecoming of a prime minister and has created a great deal of agony and protest.""With great deal of regret, let me point out that they (previous PMs) never attempted anything that brought disrepute to the office of the Prime Minister like you have done," he said in the letter, a copy of which was released to the media.
Countering Mr Modi's remark that the state had lagged behind in various growth indicators including health and education, Mr Chandy said Kerala was above national average in terms of economic growth and human resource development for the past five years.Mr Chandy also said the state's human resource has caught the attention of the world."Yet, you (PM) compared Kerala to Somalia that is reeling under poverty and internal strife. Is it not a shame for the prime minister to pronounce that a state like Somalia exists in the country?" Mr Chandy said.
On PM Modi's jibe over the solar scam, in which allegations have been raised against him, Mr Chandy said "no one in Kerala is going to be in panic on hearing the word 'solar'".He said people of Kerala know well that not even a single penny of the government was lost in the scam, which is a financial fraud whose victims are private parties."I wonder whether it befits a Prime Minister to feel disgraced during the time of election and proud on other occasions," Mr Chandy said while pointing out to PM Modi's praise on solar power initiatives in Kerala several times earlier.
പ്രധാനമന്ത്രി നരേന്ദ്ര മോദിക്കെതിരെ മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി ഉമ്മൻ ചാണ്ടി. കേരളം സൊമാലിയ പോലെയെന്ന് പറഞ്ഞ് കേരളത്തെ മോദി അപമാനിച്ചു. പേരാവൂരിൽ കുട്ടികൾ പഴകിയ ആഹാരം കഴിച്ചുവെന്ന വാർത്ത തെറ്റാണ്. പട്ടിക വർഗ ഡയറക്ടർ ഇക്കാര്യം അന്വേഷിച്ച് റിപ്പോർട്ട് നൽകിയതാണെന്നും മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി പറഞ്ഞു....
പ്രധാനമന്ത്രിയുടെ പദവിയെ താഴ്ത്തിക്കെട്ടി. അതിൽ അതിയായ ദുഃഖവും പ്രതിഷേധവുമുണ്ട്. എന്തിനാണ് ഇങ്ങനൊരു കള്ളത്തരം കേരളത്തിൽ വന്ന് തട്ടിവിട്ടത്?. പട്ടിണികൊണ്ടും ആഭ്യന്തര കലാപങ്ങൾകൊണ്ടും നട്ടംതിരിയുന്ന സൊമാലിയയുമായി കേരളത്തെ താരതമ്യം ചെയ്തത് അങ്ങേയറ്റം പ്രതിഷേധാർഹമാണ്. കേരളം ഇന്ത്യയിലുള്ള സംസ്ഥാനമല്ല? ഇന്ത്യയിൽ സൊമാലിയ പോലുള്ള പ്രദേശമുണ്ടെന്നു പറയുന്നത് പ്രധാനമന്ത്രിക്കു നാണക്കേടല്ലേ?– മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി ചോദിച്ചു.
Prof. John Kurakar
No comments:
Post a Comment