Devotees should rule temple, not government: M V Govindan finally opens up

KOZHIKODE: The temples in the state should be run by devotees but not any political party admits CPM state secretary M V Govindan. The leader was engaging with the media following the CPM rally entering the district of Kozhikode from Kannur. The leader said no political party should wrest control over the temple management and on a sly note also said it is applicable to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who acts like the whole onus of temples falls on his party's shoulder.

“BJP is trying hard to adorn saffron to countries elite new agencies. The Perambra incident of using a school bus in the CPM rally will be investigated. E P Jayarajan is a leader who doesn't need an invite from anyone to participate in the CPM rally” Govindan told the media.

He also responded to the P K Sashi conundrum in Palakkad about the leader acquiring illegal assets with party funds. Govindan repeated his earlier remark of taking out the weeds that have tangled within the party but refrained from directly quoting P K Sashi. He said just one flat in the LIFE mission scheme is under the radar of investigating agencies. The corrupt should be arrested but it is not ideal for the media houses to drag down the whole party to a few people's misdeeds, concluded Govindan.