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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan connected Wednesday said the Central authorities was perpetually undermining federalism, which was the halfway rule of India.
He made the remark portion addressing the 17th State league of the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA), held astatine Kuzhithurai successful Kanniyakumari district.
Highlighting the Tirukkural couplet, “Theeyinar Sutta Punn,” helium noted that Tiruvalluvar had shown humanity the existent way of life.
Mentioning Tiruvalluvar, Subramaniya Bharathiyar, Periyar, Ramalinga Adigalar, and Narayana Guru, helium said their efforts had strengthened the country. For women, these efforts were successful measurement with the times, helium added.
Mr. Vijayan said Periyar had go Kerala’s pridefulness arsenic a societal reformer done Vaikkom Satyagraha. “His conflict to support socially marginalised radical successful the state is an eternal effort. It is not astonishing that Periyar, who started the Dravidian self-respect movement, is recognised arsenic the Socrates of South Asia,” helium said.
Criticising India’s ranking successful the sex spread index, which was 131 retired of 148 countries, helium said the state was successful a precarious situation. “When the BJP took complaint successful 2014, they claimed that they would eradicate transgression against women. However, specified crimes person accrued by 70% implicit the past 10 years,” Mr. Vijayan said.
He alleged that neither the Central authorities nor immoderate allied associations were prepared to curb crimes against women.
CPI(M) Tamil Nadu caput P. Shanmugam, AIDWA nationalist president P.K. Sreemathi, vice-presidents U. Vasuki and Sudha Sundararaman, nationalist lawman caput P. Suganthi, State president S. Valentina, and wide caput A. Radhika were among those present.
