NSS' equal distance policy, a fraud: Kodiyeri

Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan on Wednesday hit back at an

organisation of Nairs, a major caste of the Hindu fold in the state, saying its leader belongs to that category of people who act like "servants of the corrupt". He was reacting to the comments of G Sukumaran Nair, acting general secretary of Nair Service Society (NSS), that Achuthanandan was a leader who did not believe in democracy and often defied his own party to carry on with his autocratic ways.

The Chief Minister told reporters that, "There are two types of leaders in the NSS. One category comprises real leaders. There are also people in the NSS who are subservient to corrupt people. Sukumaran Nair belongs to the second category." Nair had on Tuesday said that in last month's Assembly polls, the NSS deviated from its "equi-distance" policy from the LDF and the UDF to prevent Achuthanandan from becoming Chief Minister again.

However, Nair clarified on Wednesday that some of his remarks were taken out of context.

His comment triggered sharp reaction from the CPI-M with Home Minister and party politburo member Kodiyeri Balakrishnan saying, "The words and expressions used by Nair against Achuthanandan were quite unbecoming of Kerala culture and its traditions of healthy debate."

Balakrishnan said the LDF knew "very well" that the NSS's claim of keeping equi-distance from the two coalitions was just a ploy to mislead people. However, it was good that the NSS leadership revealed its true stand, he said.

NSS has some hidden agendas behind it, If  UDF  win the election they can claim more Ministers from their community including Chief Minister and if LDF win again they can take  steps  to
prevent Achuthanandan from becoming Chief Minister again.