CPM decides against former Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja accepting Raman Magsaysay Award
A report published in the New Indian Express has claimed that the CPM leader KK Shailaja was selected for the 64th Magsaysay Award for her commitment and service towards ensuring an accessible health system and effectively leading from the front to manage the Nipah and COVID-19 outbreaks in Kerala but the CPM scuttled the chance.
According to the reports, Shailaja who is the former Health Minister of Kerala and a senior leader of CPM, consulted the party leadership when the Magsaysay Foundation reached out to her through email for confirming her willingness to accept the award. The party leadership, after looking at the different aspects of the award decided against her accepting it.
The report further added that the public announcement of Shailaja’s name as the recipient of the award this year was supposed to be made towards the end of August subject to her acceptance of the award. The party while deciding against her accepting the order, opined that she was only doing the duty entrusted to her by the party. In addition, the state’s efforts in fighting the Nipah outbreak and the Covid pandemic were part of a collective movement and therefore she need not accept the award in her individual capacity.
Following this, Shailaja wrote to the foundation expressing her inability to accept the award. It’s also learnt that the party decided against her receiving the award as it was in the name of Magsaysay who was known for putting down Communist guerillas. The CPM felt that accepting such an award would backfire in the long run, the report added.
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Four arrested for illegal cattle transport to Kerala, 27 buffaloes rescued
Mangaluru (Karnataka) (PTI): Four persons were arrested on Saturday for allegedly transporting cattle illegally to Kerala and 27 buffaloes being carried in a "cruel" manner in a truck were rescued on National Highway 66 in the city, police said.
The arrested accused hailed from Shivamogga, Haveri and Hassan districts, they said.
According to police, the vehicle transporting the animals from Haveri district in Karnataka to Taliparamba in Kerala was intercepted at Jappinamogaru under the jurisdiction of the Mangaluru City Police during an early morning patrol around 6 am.
Police said the animals were being transported without valid documents and in violation of animal welfare norms. The buffaloes were rescued and the truck used for transportation was seized.
A case has been registered at the Kankanady Town police station under provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act, 2020, and relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, a senior police officer said.
Police said the accused were produced before a court, while the rescued buffaloes were handed over to a goshala (cowshed) as per court directions. Further investigation is underway.
