Kanthapuram flays government officials

PATHANAMTHITTA: All-India Sunni Jamiyyathul Ulama general secretary Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musaliyar, speaking at a reception accorded to Kerala Yathra here on Wednesday, said that government servants with criminal background are the main reason for corruption and nepotism.
“The people who misuse government facilities obstruct the process of government assistance to deserving people,” Kanthapuram said.
“They are the reason for troubled relationship between the government and the people”, he added.
He said, “Mechanisation help people but a situation should not arise where mechanisation controls human behaviour”.
Dr Philipose Mar Chrysostom inaugurated the reception.
K Sivadasan Nair MLA and CPM district secretary K Anandagopan spoke