Amidst attempts by the CPI(M) to play down the controversy over the alleged anti-Hindu remark by Speaker A.N. Shamseer, the Nair Service Society (NSS) on Tuesday sought to escalate its offensive on the issue by announcing a campaign to protect the rights of believers.
A day after terming the remarks by Mr. Shamseer as inappropriate, the community organisation on Tuesday issued a circular calling upon the community members as well as believers to visit the Ganesha temples nearby and offer prayers .
“The Speaker’s description of Lord Ganesha as a myth that lacked scientific evidence has left the faithful in pain. Though the NSS had demanded an apology from the Speaker, the people concerned sought to play it down,” said G. Sukumaran Nair, NSS general secretary, in a statement
