Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan came down heavily on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for opposing the renaming of the Kovoor Community Hall after Communist leader P. Krishna Pillai.
Opening the P. Krishna Pillai Memorial Auditorium at Kovoor here on Tuesday, he said that those without knowledge of history questioned the legacy of stalwarts such as Mohammed Abdur Rahiman and P. Krishna Pillai. He added that while the two leaders suffered at the hands of the British police during the freedom struggle, a section took a stand in favour of the British government. They still influence the Central government and as a result of which there were attempts to re-write history in its favour.
“Removing episodes involving Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Abul Kalam Azad, besides the Mughal reign from history textbooks is unpardonable,” Mr. Vijayan said, adding that schools in the State would continue to teach them.
