Kerala CM Satheesan Pays Tribute to Sree Narayana Guru and Ayyankali
· India · Hindustan Times, The Hindu
Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan honored social reformers Sree Narayana Guru and Ayyankali on their birth anniversaries, describing them as the state's greatest revolutionaries. In a Facebook post, Satheesan credited Guru for advocating that humanity transcends caste and religion, while noting Ayyankali’s role in promoting education for oppressed sections. Opposition leader Pinarayi Vijayan also paid tribute, emphasizing that Guru’s vision of a society based on knowledge and self-respect remains relevant amid modern challenges to secularism. Both leaders underscored the reformers' lasting impact on the social fabric of Thiruvananthapuram and the wider state.
Why it matters
The tributes underscore the continued political and social relevance of these reformers in Kerala's discourse on secularism and caste equality.
Read the original report — Hindustan Times
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