Dr.Sukumar
Azheekkode, who was the most renowned
pillar in the literary and cultural world
of Kerala has passed away. He had
made his mark in our social fabric as a
writer, orator, critic, Gandhian and researcher so on so forth. He had fought tooth and nail the injustices and evils prevailing in our
society. He was short-tempered in nature
and was never afraid of calling a spade a spade. Whereas in his youth days he was a Congressman, when he was convinced that
Congress Party has deviated from the declared aims and objectives for which it
was formed, he has become its critic and expressed his stand openly. Interestingly, even then he has not become a follower of leftist
ideology and continued as a Congress follower.
Then what are the circumstances
that led to a person like him who was an out and out anti-communist in becoming a staunch follower of communist
ideology? If I remember correct, the
circumstances leading to his becoming a staunch follower of leftist ideology
was very well narrated in one of his articles written under the regular feature
titled ‘Marayillathe’ in ‘Deshabhimani
Daily’ sometime back. He had mentioned in the said article that when Babri
Mazjid was demolished by Hindu fundamentalists, he had taken a tough stand
against them and written many articles, thus becoming a thorn in their flesh. Needless to state,
this finally resulted in receipt of threats to his life from these
fundamentalists. He had further mentioned
that being a Congress follower at that juncture, he should have received the support
from that party. Intriguingly, Congress
Party had turned a deaf ear to such threats against his life and it was only the Communists
which had come to his rescue by offering him security and protection from Hindu
fundamentalists which paved the way for his abandoning whatever affinity was left for Congress Party and its ideology and becoming
a staunch follower of leftist ideology which stand he maintained till he
breathed his last.
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