Thiruvananthapuram: Luminaries from different walks of life have expressed their protest on human rights breach against Ayyappa devotees and the pathetic situation of the state. A joint statement has been produced that demands the release of BJP State General Secretary K Surendran, who is arrested and detained from Sabarimala.
M G S Narayanan, Dr. K S Radhakrishnan, P Parameswaran, Suresh Gopi MP, S Ramesan Nair, Madambu Kunjukuttan, Shaji Kailas, Shathrughnan, V R Sudheesh, U K Kumaran, Thayatt Balan, R K Damodaran, Sreekumari Ramachandran, Saji Narayanan are among the dignitaries who have expressed their concern about the lack of basic amenities in Sabarimala. The joint statement also makes concern about police’s action of blocking devotees,arresting them, helping atheists and activists to breach the centuries old tradition and culture.
Those who signed the joint statement
1. M G S Narayanan
2.P Parameswaran
3.Dr. K S Radhakrishnan
4.Suresh Gopi MP
5. Shaji Kailas
6.S Ramesan Nair
7. Madambu Kunjukuttan
8.Shathrughnan
9.T P Sudhakaran
10.Chithra Shaji
11.Kochupreman
12.Sona Nair
13.Rajasenan
14.Thulasidas
15.T S Suresh Babu
16.V R Sudheesh
17.U K Kumaran
18.Thayatt Balan
19.P R Nathan
20.R K Damodaran
21.Sreekumari Ramachandran
22.Ullur M Parameswaran
23.Dr. N R Madhu
24. Sreeshailam Unnikrishnan
25.Artist Neelakantan
26.P Balakrishnan
27.Rajani Suresh
28.U P Santhosh
29.Majician Nandan Kadalundi
30.Artist Vinod Pattinippara
31.V M Vinu
32.Saji Narayanan
33.M K Ramachandran
34.Viji Thapi
35.Udayan Ambadi
36.Munshi Hareendrakumar
37.G Suresh Kumar
38.Menaka Suiresh
39.Prof.C G Rajagopal
40.T A Rajagopal
41.Paravoor Ramesh Pai
42.P I Sankaranarayanan
43.Dr. Mannadi Hari
44.K V Thomas
