how godmen and mullahs are taking advantage of the hindus of kerala

aug 7th, 2006

from a friend

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Here is a clear sign how the provision for management of minority
institutions has been misused against the interests of the Hindus.  In
Kerala, under the practice of vote-bank politics, Hindus are effectively 
not allowed to set up non-aided education institutions.  And then there
is a canard that Hindus do nothing for charity.

Furthermore, the move to provide quotas for OBCs specifically excludes
minority run institutions.  No secularist, while shouting at the top of 
his voice about the need to reverse the discrimination of the community,
asks how such a thing will come to be in Kerala, where the quotas will
apply effectively only to government run institutions.  Also, it is 
these minorities who are for the quotas, knowing fully well that it will
not affect their own lucrative business.

Namaste.
xxxx



End this uncertainty
Author: Jacob Kani

Publication: Indian Currents 

Date: July 30, 2006



Professional education is in turmoil in Kerala, a model State in
literacy. Admissions to professional courses are in limbo after the
stalemate caused by the Kerala Professional Colleges Act introduced by 
the LDF Government. The Left Front Government, which came to power two
months back, brought in the Act with the avowed purpose of reining in
self-financing institutions, mostly run by minority communities. But the 
hurried passing of the Bill has, in fact, backfired as it has adversely
affected the future of thousands of students whose admissions to these
institutions are unduly delayed.



The advisability of the Act is a matter of debate and its legality will 
be decided by the courts concerned in due course. But what has baffled
students, parents and educationalists alike is the alacrity shown by the
government in bringing in an Act when admissions to the new academic 
year were about to begin. It was crystal clear from the very beginning
that the minority communities, who have great stake in the running of
self-financing colleges, would not take the challenge lying down. Since 
the Supreme Court rulings in this regard were clear, the government
should not have been in a tearing hurry to implement their ideology.
They should have studied the issue in detail and given more time for
consultations. But, what was worse was the violence unleashed by the 
activists of Left students unions against self-financing colleges.
However, good sense prevailed over their parent party to tell the
uncouth elements among their student wing to behave themselves.



 The latest developments offer an opportunity to the leadership of the
minority communities to go in for an introspection on their conduct of
running self-financing colleges. Their actions have to justify their
claim that they are running the institutions for the benefit of their 
community. They have a bounden duty to clear the clouds of doubt in the
minds of the people. They should not be seen as doing business in the
name of education taking recourse to the provisions of the Constitution.