Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan condemns Israel’s bombardment of Gaza

He said that when one hears of Palestine, the images that come to mind are often of the Muslim faithful, but there is also a significant Christian community living in Gaza.

Speaking about Palestinians being unable to celebrate Christmas, which brings the message of peace, the chief minister said the social reformer saint Sree Narayana Guru, who founded the Sivagiri Mutt, had also spread the message of peace and harmony.

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Sree Narayana Guru’s teachings

Emphasising the guru’s teachings, which uphold universal humanity, he even went on to say that “if the light of the guru’s message had reached that soil, the river of blood would not have flowed like this.”

Sree Narayana Guru had propagated the message of “One Caste, One Religion, and One God for Mankind.”

The 19th-century spiritual guru and social reformer was born into a backward Ezhava family in an era when people from such communities faced social injustice in the caste-ridden society of Kerala.

He went on to herald a major change in society, being at the forefront of the movement for universal temple entry and against untouchability.

The event organised at Sivagiri was attended by dignitaries including Kerala Cooperation Minister VN Vasavan, ISRO chairman S Somanath, and SNDP Yogam General Secretary Vellappally Natesan.

It was presided over by Sivagiri Mutt head Swami Sachidananda.

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