Kerala Governor P Sathasivam on Republic Day said protests and frequent hartals only disrupt normal life and lower the image of the state. He thereafter pitched in for rebuilding the state which had been marred by narrow politics and devastated by the last year’s floods.
“The state needs a sincere political unity in deciding the areas that deserve priority in rebuilding,” said Sathasivam while appreciating the central and state governments for taking up various development works.
“At a time when the economic, social, environmental, cultural, political and even psychological impact of the floods remains difficult to measure, what we need is united action that avoids unnecessary controversies. We also need to ask ourselves how we could afford to allow violent protests and frequent hartals that disrupt normal life and lower the image of our state,” the Governor said.
He further praised the state’s youth and the fishermen who along with the police and defence forces took part in the rescue operations during the floods and said the united response of the state during the flood was a role model for the whole country.