Thiruvananthapuram : Kerala Governor P Sadasivam has strongly condemned the Honour killings and political murders that has been in the news a lot recently. He was inaugurating the closing ceremony of the second anniversary of the Kerala Government, led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
“We, as a progressive society, must also be on our guard against intolerance raising its ugly head in the form of honour killing, which was not heard of in our state. The very recent murder of a youth in Kottayam is a warning for all of us to think deeply about the degeneration of our own mindset” said the Governor.
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He further said that a lot of Political murders are taking place in northern part of Kerala. “Let us not forget that true welfare also lies in the people’s right to live happily and without fear. The unending saga of political murders and clashes should remind us to be more vigilant in preventing political differences rotting to murderous hatred. He reminded that everyone should have the alertness to not stretch political differences to a murder.
The Governor also appreciated the government for making achievements in different sectors. “The Navakeralam Mission clubbed with flagship schemes and schemes of the Government of India, which has been focusing on education, agriculture and environment, housing and health, has started showing positive results,” he said.
Meanwhile Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said it was unfortunate from the part of Opposition to boycott the function. He said that the opposition should have used it as an opportunity to point out the flaws in government and suggest corrections.
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