09-04-2005, 05:27 AM
IUML not secular: Murali
Staff Reporter
PALAKKAD: Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran) president K. Muraleedharan has said that the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) has lost its secular tradition and political integrity because of the stand it has taken on issues like the Marad violence and the Kannur speech of (its State general secretary) P.K. Kunhalikutty.
Addressing mediapersons here on Saturday, he said that some of its leaders were responsible for the League loosing its secular image. They influenced the then Chief Minister A.K. Antony into taking unilateral decisions that supported one community. The League lost its political honesty because of the `strategic moves' it experimented with in elections while remaining in the UDF, he said.
Staff Reporter
PALAKKAD: Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran) president K. Muraleedharan has said that the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) has lost its secular tradition and political integrity because of the stand it has taken on issues like the Marad violence and the Kannur speech of (its State general secretary) P.K. Kunhalikutty.
Addressing mediapersons here on Saturday, he said that some of its leaders were responsible for the League loosing its secular image. They influenced the then Chief Minister A.K. Antony into taking unilateral decisions that supported one community. The League lost its political honesty because of the `strategic moves' it experimented with in elections while remaining in the UDF, he said.