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Marad: `political parties created confusion'

By Our Staff Reporter

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Oct. 14. Excessive political interference has complicated the Marad issue, the Gandhi Smaraka Nidhi president, P. Gopinathan Nair, has said.

Participating in a discussion on `The lessons from Marad' organised by the Kerala Watch here this evening, Mr. Nair said that he had to strive hard to bring peace in Marad due to the intervention of political parties. Politics based on religion was wreaking havoc. If this went unchecked, it would have a bearing on the destiny of the nation, he said.

Political parties were trying to make mileage out of all issues and the people should come out against such attempts.

``Marad is a reflection of the low thinking prevailing in society,'' he said. Staying within the tenets of democracy, the Chief Minister, A.K. Antony, had done what he could to resolve the issue. There was an understanding that in order to avoid a provocation, the families of the accused need only be brought back after rehabilitating the other families.

But the families were brought back slightly earlier than decided and the politicians were trying to exploit it to their benefit, Mr. Nair said.

The Gandhians and Sarvodaya Mandalam activists would hold a prayer and satyagraha at Marad on October 19, he said.

The Hindu Aikyavedi president, J. Sisupalan, said Mr. Antony by solving the Marad issue without giving a chance for bloodshed, had set a model worth emulating for the Prime Minister, A.B. Vajpayee.

Even the Ayodhya issue could be resolved in the same manner by calling a meeting of all the affected parties.

Those who were waiting for a violence to erupt in Marad and cash in on it were distressed, Mr. Sisupalan said.

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