Thiruvananthapuram; March 2026: Sivagiri Mutt President Swami Sachidananda has submitted a formal memorandum, concerning the marginalisation of backward communities in Kerala to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, today during the LoP’s devotional visit.
Swami Sachidananda has claimed that the backward communities are increasingly being pushed out of the mainstream. While expressing his profound anguishment to the Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, the Mutt president has reiterated, that there is a general opinion that backward communities are being sidelined in Kerala. Considering this, the Mutt submitted a memorandum to Rahul Gandhi stating that backward communities should receive adequate representation".
According to Sachidananda, the memorandum urged fair representation of backward communities in political leadership. "Candidates from these communities should be fielded in constituencies where they form the majority and in winnable constituencies", he said, further adding that Gandhi responded that the concerns in the memorandum "would be considered".
The Murr President noted that since R Sankar, a disciple of Sree Narayana Guru and the first Congress Chief Minister of Kerala, no other follower of the Guru has held the top post. "At present, only one MLA from that community remains, K Babu. Kerala is facing a situation where backward communities are increasingly being pushed out of the mainstream. We strongly believe that the present leadership will take steps to ensure proper consideration and bring them forward", he said.
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