OkayK. Shailaja, MLA, together with get together members attending the farewell organised for the CPI(M) activists convicted for making an attempt to homicide RSS chief C. Sadanandan, on the CPI(M) Mattanur Pazhassi South Local Committee workplace earlier than their give up, on Monday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
“They are native CPI(M) activists and to my data, they’ve at all times labored for the great of the nation,” Ms. Shailaja mentioned. She added that their households are in grief and imagine within the males’s innocence.
Her presence on the occasion, which noticed get together members giving a public farewell to the convicts within the three-decade-old case earlier than they surrendered to serve their sentence, draw criticism from varied quarters.
While reiterating her respect for the courtroom verdict, she mentioned the judgment was based mostly on their statements and shoud not be seen as public honouring of criminals.
“It was not a send-off in the best way it’s being portrayed. They are individuals who lead an honest life. The courtroom’s verdict is predicated on their statements, and the get together has not expelled them,” she mentioned.
Published – August 05, 2025 04:41 pm IST
