KOLLAM: MLA KB Ganesh Kumar said that it is wrong to say that nilavilakku should not be lit in public ceremonies. Ganesh Kumar was advising the CDS who refused to light the lamp at the Vettikkavala gram panchayat CDS annual celebration venue.

The MLA stated that it is wrong to say that nilavilakku should not be lit in public events and those who say so will have some other interests. He added that it is a foolish notion that the nilavilakku belongs to the Hindu. Ganesh Kumar's criticism came when the CDS declined to light the nilavilakku citing religious issues when called to light the lamp.

Ganesh Kumar also said that people from priests to bishops in churches light the lamp. Jesus Christ did not say no to light. Jesus Christ was Jewish. Even Panakkad Thangal ate unniyappam from the temple with utmost satisfaction, he added.