Cost Of Silence

By
Sanakan Venugopal

                Kerala – the name once synonymous for its towering literary rate and contribution to all facets of human activity, of late has been the haven of terrorist suspects and insurgencies. The matter is not of a speculative nature rather a phenomenon to be debated and redressed from the root level.

With the revealing of certain elements of fundamental outfits that the state has the potential to be used a rehearse home for insurgency, the fact to be noted is the deteriorating law and order conditions and intelligence measures, raises serious concerns on the peaceful atmosphere. Also suggestive is the policy of appeasement taken by successive governments in regard to curbing fundamental activities during the last decade.

The State’s literacy has been tinkered and suited to terrorist activities, the result of an anti- check policy of the governments. Had the governments taken a stand, similar to that of curbing, the Naxal movement during the Emergency, the State of affairs would not have aggravated as of now. For now, it seems that only the media has the responsibility to solve the menace of extremism, for the political parties in the state are pone to their caste based entities and ethnic allegiances. So the hope is vested in the support of people to disseminate the factors that contribute to make Kerala a haven for terrorist outfits, which the media is carrying along positively.... 


                Kerala – the name once synonymous for its towering literary rate and contribution to all facets of human activity, of late has been the haven of terrorist suspects and insurgencies. The matter is not of a speculative nature rather a phenomenon to be debated and redressed from the root level.

With the revealing of certain elements of fundamental outfits that the state has the potential to be used a rehearse home for insurgency, the fact to be noted is the deteriorating law and order conditions and intelligence measures, raises serious concerns on the peaceful atmosphere. Also suggestive is the policy of appeasement taken by successive governments in regard to curbing fundamental activities during the last decade.

The State’s literacy has been tinkered and suited to terrorist activities, the result of an anti- check policy of the governments. Had the governments taken a stand, similar to that of curbing, the Naxal movement during the Emergency, the State of affairs would not have aggravated as of now. For now, it seems that only the media has the responsibility to solve the menace of extremism, for the political parties in the state are pone to their caste based entities and ethnic allegiances. So the hope is vested in the support of people to disseminate the factors that contribute to make Kerala a haven for terrorist outfits, which the media is carrying along positively.