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Mr. Vijayan has no time for blame games or electoral politics. His even-tempered handling of the Centre and the southern States reflects a maturing of leadership. By avoiding nitpicking, he has brought a new maturity to the discourse on floods. There are no blame games but he is clear about the chain of responsibility. He has signalled that his concern is with people first, regardless of ideology or religion. He has made sure that relief is not parochialised or seen through a party lens. He might be of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPI(M), but he has convincingly acted as the Chief Minister of Kerala. All the malignant rumours spread by the right wing asking people to deny aid to Kerala as it helps missionaries leave him cold. He is clear about focus and priority, clear that this is not the time for electoral bickering or factional politics. The very style of Mr. Vijayan's presence has opened up the discourse. The debate now is not a shortrun narrative about relief, but a larger discussion on the flood as a metaphor for Kerala's development. People are listening to each other. One saw it when Madhav Gadgil, our leading ecologist, argued that heroism is not enough.
The Kerala flood has to be read also as a man-made disaster. It could not be dismissed as originating in excess rain.
Mr. Vijayan has no time for blame games or electoral politics. His even-tempered handling of the Centre and the southern States reflects a maturing of leadership. By avoiding nitpicking, he has brought a new maturity to the discourse on floods. There are no blame games but he is clear about the chain of responsibility. He has signalled that his concern is with people first, regardless of ideology or religion. He has made sure that relief is not parochialised or seen through a party lens. He might be of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPI(M), but he has convincingly acted as the Chief Minister of Kerala. All the malignant rumours spread by the right wing asking people to deny aid to Kerala as it helps missionaries leave him cold. He is clear about focus and priority, clear that this is not the time for electoral bickering or factional politics. The very style of Mr. Vijayan's presence has opened up the discourse. The debate now is not a shortrun narrative about relief, but a larger discussion on the flood as a metaphor for Kerala's development. People are listening to each other. One saw it when Madhav Gadgil, our leading ecologist, argued that heroism is not enough.
The Kerala flood has to be read also as a man-made disaster. It could not be dismissed as originating in excess rain.
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