By Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Youth leaders of the Congress on Tuesday launched a social media marketing campaign in opposition to Kerala Chalachitra Academy (KCA) chairman Kamal over the movie director’s controversial letter to Culture Minister A Ok Balan urging him to regularise 4 contract workers of the KCA. The hashtag, #shameonyou- Kamal, was began by KPCC vice-president P C Vishnunadh and Youth Congress state vice-president and MLA Ok S Sabarinadhan on social media and was picked up by a number of Congress leaders. Kamal remained incommunicado following the controversy.
Opposition Leader Ramesh Chennithala had launched Kamal’s letter within the meeting on Tuesday. In his Facebook put up, Vishnunadh took a jibe at Kamal citing that the job of the Public Service Commission (PSC) will likely be made simpler if all authorities establishments take a leaf out of the movie director’s e book by accommodating Leftleaning individuals.
“Society should react to this as lakhs of youths who are waiting for a call letter from PSC are being cheated,” he stated. Going a step additional, Sabarinadhan in his Facebook put up stated although Kamal’s movies mirrored humanitarian values, in actual life the values had been thrown to the wind by regularising Left followers within the KCA.
“The manner in which Kamal wrote the letter should be viewed seriously. He says the four employees are followers of the Left and the Left progressive movement and are active in the cultural milieu. He says the move will help KCA showcase its Left leanings. A cultural leader like Kamal is a disgrace to the state at a time when a youth Anu committed suicide for not having a j o b and when lakhs of jobless youths are wandering the streets,” he stated. Congress chief and former minister Pandalam Sudhakaran stated Kamal ought to realise that KCA just isn’t his personal possession. “It is deplorable that Kamal stooped to the level of a party slave,” he stated.
Yuva Morcha burns Kamal in effigy
T’Puram: Yuva Morcha activists took out a march to the Secretariat and burnt Chalachitra Academy chairman Kamal in effigy in protest in opposition to his letter. BJP district treasurer Nishanth Sugunan stated Kamal had violated Constitutional rules and will step down from his put up.
