Thursday, October 13, 2011: The forest districts of north Kerala have
come under special police vigil upon fears of infiltration by Maoist
guerillas, Chief Minister Ooommen Chandy told the state assembly on
Thursday.
Answering queries from Congress legislator Anwar Sadath and others,
he said: ‘The forest areas in the northern districts is where Maoists
could make an entry and to combat this a special internal security wing
of the police has been formed.’
The hilly district of Wayanad has a large population of tribals and its forests border Karnataka state.
‘One reason why Maoists could make an entry to this area is because
of the exploitation of the hapless tribals,’ Chandy said. ‘We are also
monitoring closely the activities of certain agencies which work among
the tribals.’
On the steps being taken to protect certain religious establishments
in Kerala against possible threats from extremists, Chandy said the Sree
Padmanabhaswamy, Sabarimala and the Guruvayoor Sree Krishna temples
were being provided the highest security.
Certain members expressed concern about the presence of a large
number of Maldivian nationals in the state, especially in the capital,
who basically arrive here for medical consultation and also for
educating their children.
‘The hallmark of our state is the peaceful co-existence of people
from various religions and communities but we are not leaving anything
to chance and proper intelligence machinery is working with utmost
efficiency,’ said Chandy.
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