Satchidanandan’s reply to Opposition chief: Writers needn’t reply to every part

By Express News Service

KOZHIKODE:  In a response to Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan, author Okay Satchidanandan on Sunday mentioned it was not obligatory that writers reply to each matter within the state. Satheesan had not too long ago mentioned writers ought to reply to the present political points within the state.

“I will respond to what I think is right,” he advised reporters after inaugurating a one-day workshop on ladies within the literature discipline, organised by Kerala Sahitya Akademi in affiliation with Darsanam Samskarika Vedi, at Gender Park in Kozhikode.

Satchidanandan, who can be president of the akademi, mentioned he had associates in all political events however was not a member of any of them. However, he condemned the alleged police atrocities within the state and mentioned slapping UAPA prices on folks and making pointless arrests weren’t proper. Satchidanandan additionally defended the chief minister saying he had not ordered to dam folks carrying black masks and garments. “The restrictions were more likely the brainchild of a police officer,” he mentioned.

At the seminar, Satchidanandan mentioned it was unlucky that lady writers needed to current their experiences within the language created by males. “We need to change the perception that women should limit themselves to private spaces. The main task of woman writers and critics is to interpret things in a new way, taking into account the Indian reality,” he mentioned.

Akademi secretary C P Aboobacker presided over the operate. Writer Lathalakshmi, R Rajasree, Roshni Swapna and actor Sajitha Madathil spoke.