By Admin 
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Southern Railways, making serious allegations. He claims that in the inaugural program of Ernakulam-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express, students were made to sing RSS’ ‘Gana Geet’. Vijayan expressed his strong protest against this, calling it against religious and political impartiality in government programmes.
What did CM Vijayan say?
Pinarayi Vijayan said that it is extremely objectionable for Southern Railways to make students sing RSS songs during the inauguration of Vande Bharat. This is absolutely unacceptable and must be opposed. He said that this song continuously promotes religious hatred and communal politics and its inclusion in the government program is a violation of the principles of the Constitution.
Secular image of government programs damaged – CM Vijayan
CM Vijayan alleged that ‘hardcore Hindutva politics’ was introduced in the programme. According to him, such steps weaken the secularism of government events and ‘narrow political thinking’ is working behind it. Vijayan said that the Sangh Parivar is also using the country’s largest public sector undertaking – the Railways – for its ‘communal political propaganda’. He also alleged that Southern Railways shared the song on social media as a ‘patriotic song’, which is ‘like making fun of the freedom movement’.
Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas also criticized the Railways.
Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas also shared a video, in which children are seen singing RSS songs. He tweeted, ‘Being a part of RSS song at the inauguration of Ernakulam-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Service shows a new low for Railways. Now even the announcement of new services is politically tinged and public representatives are being pushed back.
Vijayan has already criticized RSS
Last month too, Pinarayi Vijayan had compared RSS with Zionist groups in Israel and said that both ‘have similar views on many issues.’ Apart from this, he had also objected to the Central Government’s decision to celebrate the centenary of RSS, saying that issuing a stamp and Rs 100 coin in its name was an ‘insult to the Constitution’.