MP lauds T’kundram residents for maintaining peace

Madurai: Dindigul MP R Sachithanantham has lauded Thirupurankundram residents for rejecting extremist provocations and maintaining secular peace during the recent issue over the lighting of the deepathoon. He was speaking at a public meeting organised by the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) in Madurai on Sunday in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Navjawan Bharat Sabha.Kerala MP AA Rahim warned against the privatisation of banks, saying that they are now "incentivised more by profit than care for people". Sachithanantham and Rahim also invoked the legacy of Bhagat Singh to critique the current govt's historical narrative and its "mask of patriotism".They also condemned the privatisation of national assets like railways and ports, the "contractualisation" of defence through the Agni veer scheme, and the exclusionary barriers created by the New Education Policy and NEET. Sachithanantham called for youth to mobilise for a secular, socialist India that ensures permanent employment, dignity for labour, and the fundamental right to education for all. Rahim called for the continuous activism of the DYFI and similar groups against groups such as RSS that allegedly sought to harm the religious sentiments of many communities across the country.