‎Sudhakaran, Vijayaraghavan and MB Rajesh distort historical truths; Kummanam Rajasekharan

‎Thiruvananthapuram: Political parties, including the Congress and CPM, have come out against the move to remove the names of 1921 Malabar martyrs from the Dictionary of Indian Freedom Fighters. Congress leaders K Sudhakaran Ramesh Chennithala and Vm Sudheeran, including A Vijayaraghavan and Speaker Mb Rajesh from the CPM, had openly protested against the central government's move.‎

‎The names of 387 martyrs, including Wariyam Kunt Haji and Ali Muslimyar, were removed. The Indian Historical Research Council expert Samati was recommending this by reviewing the dictionary of freedom fighters. But now BJP leader Kummanam Rajasekharan has come out in support of the Indian Historical Research Council move and criticised the Congress and the CPM. Kummanam said K.K. President K Sudhakaran, CPM Secretary A Vijayaraghavan and Speaker MB Rajesh were deliberately distorting historical truths by insulting dalit backward brothers who were murdered in the Malabar communal riots.‎

‎All those killed in the riots were poor. the insurgents never cried out for national independence. So they did not make it to the list of freedom fighters. The list of freedom fighters released by the Kerala government in 1975 with the incarnation of Chief Minister C Achuthamenon also does not name The Malabar riot leaders Warian Kunna or Ali Muslims. They were expelled from the list by writing a verdict saying that the government headed by Congress-CPM-Muslim League leaders K Karunakaran, Achyutamenon and Ch Mohammad Koya was not freedom fighters.‎

‎The present leaders of the same parties, Sudhakaran, Vijayaraghavan and Kunikutty, portray communal rioters as freedom fighters. In a book written by CPM leader EMS Nambarapad on the freedom struggle, neither Warian Kunna nor Ali Muslim said he was a freedom fighter. But history has it that EMS left home fearing riots, crossed Bharathapuzha and took shelter in his house near Kodungallur. Congress leaders K Madhavan Nair, K P Keshavamenon and Kelappaji have said that what took place in Malabar was communal violence. Kummanam said that contrary to the earlier stand of their leaders, Sudhakaran and Vijayaraghavan are now defending the riots only for Muslim communal appeasement.‎

‎The great poet Kumaranasan reacted strongly through 'plight' against the demonic forces that had bled innocent people in the country. Distorting historical realities and correcting positions is a regular programme of Congress-CPM leaders for ages. Kummanam said the accused in cases like Marat massacre and Professor Joseph's hand-chopping could come to know that these leaders had honoured them with heroic aura and awards in the coming years.‎