Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to withdraw his comment on comparison of child death rate among Dalits in Kerala and Somalia.In a letter, Mr Chandy said, "I was appreciative of your visit to Kerala in the wake of the Paravur temple fire accident. We acknowledge positively to such good deeds. But the people of Kerala were shocked to hear from you certain baseless comments in your recent election rally speech in Kerala."
"In that speech, you made certain statements that had nothing to do with reality and likened Kerala to Somalia. This is unbecoming of a prime minister and has created a great deal of agony and protest. It turned out to be far away from truth when you said that an image of a boy eating from waste dump at Peravoor in Kannur district of Kerala, stirred your mind. You have said so, in spite of facilities at your disposal to check the veracity of reports on such incidents taking place in any corner of this country."Mr Chandy said, "Kerala is above the national average in terms of economic growth and human resource development for the past five years. Kerala's human resource has caught the attention of the world. Yet, you compared Kerala to Somalia that is reeling under poverty and internal strife. Is it not Kerala a state in India? And is it not a shame for the prime minister to pronounce that a state like Somalia exists in the country?"
"You have said in your speech that there is a place for Kerala in your heart. If that is the case, then you could have been sincere with your statements on Kerala. The high office of the Prime Minister has been graced by stalwarts from Pt Jawaharlal Nehru to Dr Manmohan Singh."UNI DS PY SW 2157
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