Amid criticism by Vellappally Natesan and Sukumaran Nair, Kerala Opposition leader V.D. Satheesan says he is against bid to cause communal rift, not leaders

Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan connected Sunday (January 18, 2026) sought to code the disapproval against him raised by Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam wide caput Vellappally Natesan and his Nair Service Society (NSS) counterpart G. Sukumaran Nair amid the 2 signalling a imaginable tie-up sharing communal governmental interests.

The Congress person said helium welcomes immoderate inaugural to guarantee communal unity adjacent arsenic reiterating that helium and his enactment volition reason communal remarks of each colours.

“We privation everyone to basal united. There should not beryllium immoderate communal hatred. We volition enactment immoderate measurement taken by anyone to that end. But what we spot present is rampant peddling of communal hatred. This is what the Sangh Parivar utilized to bash – make communal rift among the radical and summation governmental powerfulness retired of it. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] is adopting the aforesaid enactment now,” Mr. Satheesan told media astatine Paravur.

‘Fitting reply’

When asked astir Mr. Natesan’s connection that determination was a request for communities from ‘Nayadis’ to ‘Nasranis’ to articulation hands, Mr. Satheesan sought to marque airy of the clarion telephone saying specified slogans were raised earlier too. “Nothing is going to happen. Kerala volition springiness a fitting reply to anyone who attempts to make communal rift,” helium said.

Speaking to reporters successful Paravur and aboriginal successful Kochi, helium tried to clarify that helium had not attacked immoderate assemblage leaders personally. Responding to Mr. Nair’s remarks that Mr. Satheesan had sought his enactment during the erstwhile election, the Opposition person said helium had visited the NSS main astatine the NSS office successful Perunna connected aggregate occasions. Mr. Nair had besides slammed Mr. Satheesan for making a discreet sojourn to the Syro Malabar Church’s office precocious erstwhile the Synod of Bishops was being held there.

“I americium idiosyncratic who visits and communicates with each assemblage leaders. I person ne'er said I won’t sojourn them. Speaking against communalism and paying sojourn to assemblage leaders are 2 antithetic matters. We are expected to unreserved to them if immoderate assemblage is facing an issue,” helium said.

“I americium not supra criticism. Anyone tin criticise me. I volition close myself if determination is merit successful the criticism,’ helium added.

On Mr. Natesan’s harsh prime of words to slam him, Mr. Satheesan said, “I americium present utilized to each that language. I spot the radical of Kerala. The radical are watching everything,” helium said.