Former ISRO Chief and eminent space scientist, G. Madhavan Nair, has called the stealth-entry of two women aided by ruling communist party into the Sabarimala temple on 02nd January, an “act of cowardice.”
Calling the act “govt.-sponsored”, Nair said, “Anybody can do that. It’s all done in the midnight.. The operation was done in the darkness” adding that Kerala govt.’s move had destroyed whatever peaceful atmosphere was created (after initial trouble post Supreme Court verdict).
He also slammed the govt. for its failure in post-flood rehabilitation measures. “The reconstruction and rehabilitation activities are progressing at a snail’s pace. They should instead attend to those things,” adding that the Communist govt. is wasting its energy on a trivial issue.
Talking about Sabarimala temple tradition, he said, “The practice of restricting women of childbearing age is a tradition of the people and devotees, and one has to respect that. I don’t think there is any constitutionality involved in that.”
Wondering why only the Hindu community is being targeted, he said “Sikhs, Muslims and Christians have their own set of practices. Is the Court or Govt. interfering in that? Why is the Hindu community alone being targeted? It’s a political agenda.”
On his joining in BJP recently he said, “I am not taking an active role in the party mechanism, but I will be providing intellectual support, I am trying to draw up a developmental agenda for Kerala.” The former ISRO Chief said that he is in the process of drafting a full document of development agenda for the state.