Thiruvananthapuram: BJP leader and Union Minister Anurag Thakur’s friendship with his Facebook post was discussed by Speaker MB Rajesh in the wake of the controversy. Rajesh said in a Facebook post that the criticism made by a section is reasonable and relevant and it is contained and respected.
When the wounds of despair fail to heal over time, some people forget the past and speak contradictoryly. Rajesh said that it was being taken as it was, targeting criticism from people including VT Balram. But the criticism raised by others is not so. Their criticism of Anurag Thakur’s extreme stance on hate speech that led to the Delhi genocide is justified and relevant. Rajesh made it clear that he fully respects and embraces it.
Rajesh talks about their friendship by posting a photo of himself with Anurag Thakur while attending an official meeting in Shimla. This caused a great deal of criticism on Facebook. Along with his political opponents, a section of CPM supporters came out with criticism against Rajesh.
Full version of the Facebook post
Do personal relationships and friendships have politics? The unambiguous answer is yes. They may transcend partisan politics, but they will not transcend politics. Like everyone else, I have friendships and personal relationships that transcend party, caste, religion and gender. He has had more extensive friendships during his time in Parliament. Among the opposition, he had the strongest personal ties with Rahul Gandhi. Rahul Gandhi also spoke to him about this personal relationship. What Ramesh Chennithala said at a public function was news.
In a 2014 interview with the Deccan Chronicle, I disagreed with his political views and spoke positively about Rahul Gandhi. It should be remembered that at a time when communalists were mocking him at the national level and carrying out planned assassinations. Those kind words of mine provoked those who led the suicide. They attacked me in the name of it. I’m just ignoring it. From Rahul Gandhi to Hon. He has said only good things personally about everyone, including the Leader of the Opposition. But when it came to strong political criticism, it never showed any signs of abating.
There were two reactions to the posting of a picture and a note with Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Facebook during an official meeting in Shimla a week ago. One was deliberately created. In this planned move was eager to completely abolish the uncompromising secular position that I had always upheld. They had the same language and style as the communalists who unleashed the attack for saying a good word about Rahul Gandhi. My political stance on the film is being questioned by those who have argued that Rahul Gandhi’s public embrace and friendship with the Prime Minister in Parliament should not be confused with his political stance (which is true). The arguments were based on Gandhi’s words “Hate the sin, not the sinner”. When the wounds of despair fail to heal over time, some people forget the old and speak contradictoryly. It’s just that.
But the criticism raised by others is not so. Their criticism of Anurag Thakur’s extreme stance on hate speech that led to the Delhi genocide is justified and relevant. It is fully respected and embraced. I understand the purpose of that critique in this historical context of the decisive struggle to protect secularism against racism. It will help me to be self-critical and more cautious in the future. My firm conviction is that anything from personal relationships to family relationships can be beyond partisan politics but ultimately not really above politics. It is not that political conviction that drives me to this issue, but the rabbit’s horn three that I caught.
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