Left and Cong up in arms over Governor’s circular on ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’

A ROW has broken out in Kerala with both the ruling Left and the Congress-led opposition slamming Kerala Governor Rajendra V. Arlekar's office issuing a circular directing the Vice Chancellors of state universities to observe August 14 as the "Partition Horrors Remembrance Day", reports IANS as quoted by online news sites.

This is the first time such a directive has been sent from the Governor’s office to universities in Kerala.

State Education Minister V. Sivankutty strongly opposed the move, calling it an RSS-backed programme.

"We will not accept this in any form. The Governor is attempting to run a parallel administration without the state cabinet’s approval, and this is not acceptable at all," he said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had declared August 14 as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day in 2021, coinciding with India’s 75th Independence Day celebrations.

Joining the issue and attacking Arlekar was Leader of Opposition V.D.Satheesan who demanded that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan break his silence on this issue.