Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday sought to revive the arguably moribund Navodhana Samrakshana Samithi (Renaissance Protection Forum), comprising majorly Hindu social organisations, as a political counter to what he described as the religious right’s threat to progressive, secular and democratic traditions enshrined in the Constitution.
Inaugurating the Samathi’s meeting, Mr. Vijayan said the Constitution traces its roots to the Renaissance credo embraced by social reformers in the early 18th century.
