This degeneration cuts across parties and fronts; and so all the culprits escape

Chief Minister V.S.Achuthanandan has spoken about degeneration in politics and democracy in Kerala. No doubt about it, but almost all of the culprits escape b y hooks or crooks.

Criminals engage in their activities, drawing in worthies from all political persuasions and connections. When all are involved, no one can be arraigned, at least in the final reckoning. Pressures would mount from all quarters to save real culprits.

When political leaders or other worthy individuals are involved in sex orgies, criminals involved would take advantage of them, no doubt.

When big leaders are involved, they would easily win over all the powers-that-be and get ways to wriggle out of the situation one way or other.

Just think about the dirty linen being washed in public in the ice cream parlour case. Now Justices Narayana Kurup and Thankappan have been drawn into the issue as having supported matters in favour of Kunjalikutty!!! There is no direct evidence, only a third party conversation drawing both the justices in the issue. And the conversationalist is an accused in Vithura sex scam!!!

Ajitha, K.R.Gowri Amma, Meenakshi Thampan, all outright activists for women’s rights, if not human rights, have been approached by various people for coercing them to take interested stance, according to reports.

At least there have been media reports about the alleged involvement of T.P.Dasan and P.Sasi, Marxist leaders. These may be false reports, but these have crept into the minds of the people.

Criminals have succeeded in enjoining a lot of worthies so that no cogent action would be possible in the final round. There would be some namesake investigations that would finally fizzle out. The criminals have succeeded.

Still, I would say Kerala mediascape should not be fully immersed in this washing of dirty linen, to the exclusion of other key issues that are very important to the common people. Now the media are concentrating on ice cream parlour and related aspects only.