In a sharp counter to the BJP Sangh Parivar’s campaign, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the state has been targeted as it champions the values of secularism, socialism and democracy. He was speaking at a function organized by the Delhi Union of Journalists in the national capital on Democracy in Danger :Unethical Reporting/ Attacks on Independent Journalism and Journalists on 15 October at Kerala House. The Chief Minister said slogans like ‘Love Jehad’ have been used to disrupt the state’s centuries old communal harmony but the RSS will not succeed in its game plan. He slammed several media houses for ferociously targeting Kerala and congratulated those journalists who are standing up for the truth despite pressure from employers.
He said Kerala is the first to raise the voice of dissent whenever there are anti-people moves such as demonetization which he described as a disaster, an ill conceived, immature move. Kerala and its people have also rejected the beef ban, he said, as it has an adverse effect on dairy farming and the meat and leather industries. He listed out Kerala’s many achievements in the fields of healthcare, education, nutrition, child survival, gender budgeting and other social indicators in which the state leads, far ahead of others. He also said the spread of fake news through social media was being ably countered by the Keralite diaspora.
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