The row between the Nair Service Society (NSS) and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) over remarks by Speaker A.N. Shamseer spilled onto the streets on Wednesday with members of the community organisation taking out processions and visiting Ganesha temples en masse.
The episode began to unfold in the morning with NSS general secretary G. Sukumaran Nair visiting the Sree Mahadeva temple at Vazhappally in Changanassery and offering prayers to Ganesha. Following in his footsteps, members of the community organisation took out prayer processions, or Namajapa Ghoshyathra, to Ganesha temples elsewhere across the State.
“A person who holds a Constitutional position has disrespected and dishonoured a Hindu deity through his words. There is not going to be any compromise unless Mr. Shamseer tenders an apology. For a believer, faith is above science. Mr. Shamseer has created a situation in which an entire community is forced to fight for protecting their faith,” he told media persons.
