Beastly action by Congressmen to a dead leader

By O.J.George

“Men have lost their reason and it has gone to beasts”. This was a lament made by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru once.The goings-on at the Thrissur District Congress Committee office justify this observation.

Khadi-clad Congressmen of various groups clashed among themselves on the question of allowing the body of Youth Congress district general secretary C.A.Sebastian at the DCC office for public veneration.Sebastian had breathed his last in a vehicle accident the other day. Reports say the DCC president was on the vanguard of the arguments against placing Sebastian’s body in the DCC office.“What a great fall it is my countrymen”!

Whatever the reasons, those who showed disrespect to the departed soul should be summarily dismissed from an office which exists in the name of Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi et al.Nazi Hitler’s brutalisation of the Jews was dubbed as man’s inhumanity to humanity. What transpired at Thrissur DCC office was nothing but inhumanity.These are days when even dogs are given respect and decent burial.

The khadi-clad beasts should learn a lesson from ordinary mortals who stop there on the road seeing a cortege.There was a press conference organised in Thrissur for explaining the misadventure. Even there the explanation was couched in revolting language.“Something is rotten in the State of Denmark”.But this Denmark is Thrissur DCC.

Today when Opposition Leader Oommen Chandy reached the place, the people blocked him in protest.Oommen Chandy assures action against the culprits within two days.KPCC president Ramesh Chennithala says general secretary Benny Behanan has been entrusted with the task of making an inquiry. Youth Congress president M.Liju suggests that a complaint would be given to the higher-ups.

There may be a lot of explanation by interested parties, but the disrespect shown to a departed soul is inexcusable. Strong action is needed to deal with individuals projecting a bloated image.