‘Wake Up Keralam’ condemns Vellappally Natesan’s ‘communal’ statements
Wake Up Keralam, a citizens' collective, has condemned statements by SNDP Yogam general secretary Vellappally Natesan for being communal and undermining Kerala's secular harmony. The group expressed concern over rhetoric that could incite social division. The condemnation was formally issued and signed by several prominent cultural and social figures.
- ▪Wake Up Keralam is a collective opposing communalism and caste-based divisiveness.
- ▪The group criticized Vellappally Natesan's recent statements as communal and harmful to social harmony.
- ▪The statement was signed by K. Satchidanandan, Sarah Joseph, K. Ajitha, Khadeeja Mumtaz, Rafeeq Ahmed, Veerankutty, Sheela Tomy, Haridas Kolathur, and Smitha P. Kumar.
- ▪Vellappally Natesan is the general secretary of SNDP Yogam.
- ▪The statement aims to protect Kerala's secular and inclusive social environment.
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Wake Up Keralam, a collective of democratic citizens committed to resisting communalism and caste-based divisiveness, has strongly condemned the statements made by the SNDP Yogam general secretary Vellappally Natesan recently, which were allegedly communal in tone and which “vitiates the secular and harmonious atmosphere” of Kerala.The statement on behalf of Wake Up Keralam has been signed by K. Satchidanandan, Sarah Joseph, K. Ajitha, Khadeeja Mumtaz, Rafeeq Ahmed, Veerankutty, Sheela Tomy, Haridas Kolathur and Smitha P. Kumar.
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