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The Ayya Vaikunda Swami memorial successful the State superior volition beryllium a beardown bulwark against attempts to distort past by protecting values of societal reformation, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said.
He was speaking aft laying the instauration chromatic of the memorial to beryllium built adjacent the Press Club present nether the aegis of the Culture section with Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) assistance astatine a outgo of ₹3.16 crore.
The Chief Minister pointed retired that Ayya Vaikunda Swami was among the astir salient names who had prepared the foundations of the societal reformation movement. His beingness and struggles were a reply to those who argued that the olden days, erstwhile regressive customs were common, were good. He espoused the connection of humaneness erstwhile untouchability existed.
The Samathwa Samajam founded by him helped created a societal consciousness that each humans were equal. It fought against feudal exploitation and imperalism and implemented the conception of Panthibhojanam (inter-caste dining), the Chief Minister said.
He underlined the request to reenforce the civilization of humaneness, emotion and brotherhood established by the leaders of the societal reformation movement. At the aforesaid time, those bent upon breaking up the progressive Kerala nine should beryllium resisted. The memorial would beryllium an inspiration for efforts successful that direction, Mr. Vijayan said.
Balaprajapathi Adigalar, caput of the Ayya Vaikunda Swami Math astatine Swamithope successful Kanyakumari, presented a memento to the Chief Minister. Minister for Culture Saji Cherian presided implicit the function.
