UDF steps up efforts to reconcile with NSS ahead of elections

With elections accelerated approaching, the United Democratic Front (UDF) enactment has intensified efforts to mend ties with the Nair Service Society (NSS), the influential assemblage organisation that has aligned with the Left Democratic Front connected the Sabarimala issue.

In caller days, Congress Working Committee peculiar invitee Kodikkunnil Suresh, KPCC disciplinary committee president Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, elder person P.J. Kurian, and Kerala Congress lawman president Francis George visited the NSS office astatine Perunna and held discussions with its wide caput G. Sukumaran Nair.

Speaking to reporters, Mr. Radhakrishnan described his sojourn arsenic a courtesy telephone without immoderate governmental agenda. Mr. George echoed this, saying it was a affable sojourn arsenic his precocious father, Kerala Congress person K.M. George, had a adjacent narration with the NSS.

The NSS leadership, however, remains steadfast successful its stance and appears unwilling to respect these visits arsenic portion of the UDF’s efforts to repair relations. Sources accidental the NSS enactment believes the UDF is politicising the contented of preserving spiritual religion alternatively than genuinely lasting with the faithful.

“The NSS has raised genuine concerns astir the extortion of faith. There is nary request to politicise the issue. They should intelligibly articulate their presumption earlier making visits to the NSS headquarters,” a elder NSS person said.

Meanwhile, dissent is brewing wrong a conception of the NSS implicit the stance adopted by Mr. Nair. Members person protested his approach, staging rallies astatine Neyyattinkara, Pathanamthitta and Chengannur. Banners branding Mr. Nair arsenic a `traitor’ person appeared extracurricular respective NSS Karayogam offices.