Nehru’s ideals under attack: CPM

Thiruvananthapuram: India is going through a  phase where the ideals of  Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru  are under attack by “communal fascist” forces or being ignored, Kerala Chief  Minister Pinarayi Vijayan  and Leader of Opposition  in the assembly, V D Satheesan said on Sunday.

The CM and Satheesan’s  remarks were made in  their respective messages  on the occasion of Nehru’s  132nd birthday, a day also  celebrated as Children’s  Day.

Vijayan, in a Facebook  post, said Nehru was one  of the most influential  political figures of modern India and his long  and selfless leadership in  the freedom struggle and  his diplomacy made India a democratic nation. He said the country was  going through a period  in which the values that  Nehru stood for are being  “severely attacked and forgotten”.

Nehru attached great  importance to the child  welfare and education as  he firmly believed that  they were the future of India, the CM said. -(PTI)