NSS terms Mannam Samadhi row ‘politically motivated’
Clarification by organisation’s general secretary G. Sukumaran Nair comes in view of criticism from Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan and Union Minister Suresh Gopi, who had alleged discrimination in granting permission to pay homage at the memorial of NSS founder Mannath Padmanabhan
The HinduPublished: 18 July 2026

Clarification by organisation’s general secretary G. Sukumaran Nair comes in view of criticism from Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan and Union Minister Suresh Gopi, who had alleged discrimination in granting permission to pay homage at the memorial of NSS founder Mannath Padmanabhan