The National General Secretary of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), Nidhi Tripathi, has wriiten a letter to the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, MK Stalin, about the case associated with the suicide of the 17-yr-old child, Lavanya in Thanjavur. The subject of the letter being, “Lavanya’s Second Murder”, Nidhi has pointed out the insensitivity of the Tamil Nadu government towards the case, and also the lack of cooperation.
Addressing the letter to the Chief Minister, Nidhi has written, “I am writing this letter to you with the ink of rage boiling in the heart and minds of the students across the length and breadth of the country for the criminal insensitivity showcased by the Tamil Nadu State Government. Your regime has witnessed a meritorious girl being harassed in a very organized manner to abandon her Hindu Dharma. Planned conversion efforts were exposed in the Sacred Heart Higher Secondary School, Thanjavur. The proofs of the active involvement of the missionary teachers and administrators of the school have come in front of all. My deceased sister Lavanya, on her death bed, has herself narrated the stories of harassment and torture she tolerated in the school. The whole country is calling out loud in unison demanding punishment for the culprits who pushed Lavanya down the cliff of death. It is very unfortunate to see that your government is siding with the culprits of Lavanya.”
She has then narrated that she went to visit Lavanya’s family that previous week and said that the ordeal that the child’s family is put through is “unimaginably painful”. “The younger brothers of Lavanya were taken to the police station where Tamil Nadu Police officers were pressurising them to give statements for weakening the case,” she had written. She has then asked the CM why and for whom has the victim’s family been harassed by the Tamil Nadu Police.
She has then asked if the government has been under the influence or control of any missionary. Reminding the Chief Minister and his government of their responsibility, she had written, “I wish to say to you that ensuring justice to Lavanya is primarily your responsibility. You haven’t shown any iota of seriousness towards this responsibility. People associated with you and your party have given insensitive statements. The officers in the police administration have left no stone unturned for protecting the culprits of Lavanya. The police administration has moved a few extra miles in trying to trigger a malicious campaign against the family of Lavanya.”
She then went onto say that the High Court transferred the case to the CBI because of the “lackadaisical approach” of the Central Government. Questioning the Tamil Nadu government’s move to challenge the transfer of the case, she said, “Honorable chief minister, this very decision of Madras High court is a certificate of moral decay in the government working under your leadership. The moral decay is still an understatement because your government has done the unthinkable in challenging the Madras High court decision at the Supreme Court of India. This action of your government has made it clear to one and all that you don’t wish to see Lavanya getting justice. ”
She also mentioned that the Tamil Nadu government has not cooperated with the National Commision for Women and the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights. She finished her letter by saying, “Instead of working against institutional proselytization, Lavanya’s case has been converted into a political issue by your political party. CM Sir, please ensure speedy justice to Lavanya. The anger of the students will remain on the boil till the justice is met to the departed soul of Lavanya.”
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