Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam general secretary Vellappally Natesan seems to have pushed the ruling and Opposition fronts into a political quandary by appearing to endorse the Centre’s bid to draft a Uniform Civil Code (UCC).
In an article in the organisation’s mouthpiece Yoga Nadam, Mr. Natesan listed the debatable socio-legal advantages of a homogenous civil law. He asserted that a UCC was imperative for a progressive society. Mr. Natesan railed against “faith-based” personal laws that govern marriage, divorce, adoption, inheritance and succession.
He said a common body of laws for society would end alleged discrimination against women in the Muslim community. He quoted the Mary Roy case, in which the Supreme Court gave equal property rights to Syrian Christian women.
