Polls: Sivagiri Madhom asks political fronts to ensure adequate representation of backward communities in candidate selection

Sivagiri Madhom president Swami Sathchidananda has asked governmental fronts successful Kerala to guarantee that backward communities are adequately represented successful the enactment of candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections successful the State.

Speaking to reporters connected Saturday, Swami Sathchidananda said nonaccomplishment to guarantee capable practice would trigger “strong responses” from backward communities. The Sivagiri Madhom caput wanted the fronts headed by the CPI(M), Congress and the BJP to marque definite that members from these  communities are considered arsenic candidates successful seats wherever they person a beardown accidental of winning.

The Sivagiri Madhom has declared its basal conscionable erstwhile governmental parties successful the State are preparing to denote their candidates for the 2026 Assembly polls.

With circumstantial notation to the Congress, helium said that the Madhom had handed implicit a practice to Congress person and the Leader of Opposition successful the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, raising this demand. “Ezhavas, Dheevaras, Viswakarmajars and the SC/ST communities represent a bulk successful the Kerala society. We requested him that they beryllium fixed capable practice erstwhile candidates are picked,” Swami Sathchidananda said.

Care was taken to support a equilibrium successful assemblage practice from the archetypal Congress authorities nether R. Shankar to the Congress governments nether K. Karunakaran and A.K. Antony. Since then, candidates from backward communities person not been allotted winning seats, helium alleged.  

The Madhom had received galore complaints regarding inadequate assemblage representation, according to him.

Swami Sathchidananda responded to Thursday’s Kerala High Court verdict ordering the removal of Vellappally Natesan, wide caput of SNDP Yogam, saying that it brings alleviation to the followers of Sree Narayana Guru. In caller years, the assemblage has been facing a diminution notwithstanding the advancement made nether stalwarts specified arsenic P. Palpu, R. Shankar and Sahodaran Ayyappan. While helium did not marque idiosyncratic references to Mr. Natesan, Swami Sathchidananda pointed retired that a bully medication was important for the SNDP Yogam, Kerala and progressive movements successful the State.