vC¶sehsc \msaÃmw [cn¨ph¨ncp¶Xv. F¶m B [mcW icnbsöpw kn.]n. F½nsâ AwKoIrX]cn]mSn \S¸m¡pI am{XamWv hnZym`ymka{´n sNbvXpsImWvSncn¡p¶sX¶pw ]mÀ«nt\XrXzw HutZymKnIambn {]Jym]n¨ncn¡p¶ Imcyw hmÀ¯mam[ya§Ä \s½ Adnbn¨ncn¡p¶p.
{]Xn]£]mÀ«nIfpsSbpw A²ym]IhnZymÀ°nkwLS\IfpsSbpw hmÀ¯mam[ya§fpsSbpw kzImcyhnZymebamt\PvsaâpIfpsSbpw aXt\Xm¡·mcpsSbpw FÃmw {]Xntj[¯n\p hnjbamb ]mT]pkvXI]cnjvIcW§fpw A²ym]I]coioe\§fpsaÃmw `cWap¶Wnbnse _nKv{_Zdnsâ t_m[]qÀÆamb \S]SnIfmsW¶v hyàam¡s¸«ncn¡p¶p. "aXanÃm¯ Poh³' t]mepÅ ]mT§Ä atXXcXzw hfÀ¯m³ Dt±in¨psImWvSp cNn¡s¸«hbmWs{X!
an{ihnhml¯n ]nd¶ Ip«n¡v amXm]nXm¡Ä Poh³ F¶p t]cn«p. (B Ip«n hfÀ¶p hcpt¼mÄ CjvSapÅ t]cp XncsªSp¡s« F¶v AhÀ Nn´n¡mXncp¶sX´psImWvSmWv?) atXXcXzw hfÀ¯m\pÅ Gähpw \à t]mwhgn an{ihnhmlamsW¶v kn.]n.Fw. _p²ncm£k·mÀ IWvSp]nSn¨ncn¡p¶p. atXXcXzw F¶ ]Zw sImWvSv ChÀ Dt±in¡p¶Xv F´mWmthm? km[mcW a\pjyÀ a\Ênem¡p¶ AÀ°aà an¡ aebmf ]Z§Ä¡pw IayqWnÌpImÀ Iev]n¨n«pÅXv.
Nn´I\pw Fgp¯pImc\pambncp¶ Fw. tKmhnµsâ "kzev]w Nn´n¨mse´v?' F¶ D]\ymkkamlmc¯nse "Hm¦mcs¸mcpÄ' F¶ teJ\¯n \n¶v GXm\pw hcnIÄ ChnsS {]kàamsW¶p tXm¶p¶XpsImWvSv D²cn¡s«:
""\n§Ä "AtX'sb¶v D¨cn¡pt¼mÄ Dt±in¡p¶Xv "AÃ' F¶mWv.''
""AXp \n§Äs¡§s\ Adnbmw?''
""ZzµzmßINn´bpsS klmbt¯mSpIqSn.''
""CsXmcp Xcw ajnt\m« hnZytbm, a{´hmZtam, ]cImb {]thi\tam atäm BWtÃm.''
IayqWnÌpImc\v kz´amb Hcp `mjbpWvSv. Ah³ tZiob ]WnapS¡w F¶p ]dbpt¼mÄ tZim`nam\nbpsSbpw ssIcfo Nm\ensâbpw aWnamfnIIÄ ]Wnbp¶hscmgnsI aäpÅhscÃmw Hcp ]Wnbpw FSp¡msX ho«nencn¡pI F¶mWÀ°sa¶v \mw IgnªbmgvNbn a\Ênem¡nbsÃm.
AXpt]mse AhÀ an{ihnhmlw F¶p ]dbpt¼mÄ C.Fw.Fknsâ a¡sfmgnsIbpÅ bphXobphm¡Ä A\yPmXnaX§fnÂ\n¶v thfn Ign¡pI F¶mWÀ°sa¶v \ap¡dnbmw. (Adnbm¯hÀ Xncpta\nbpsS Ahkm\s¯ IrXnbmb "Xncnªpt\m¡pt¼mÄ' F¶ eLp{KÙw Hcmhr¯n hmbn¨p t\m¡pI.)
"Fsâ apgph³ kz¯pw ]mÀ«n¡p sImSp¯v Rm³ Hcp kz¯pw CÃm¯ \nkz\mbn Ignbp¶p' F¶v C.Fw.Fkv.FgpXnbn«pÅXnsâ AÀ°w "Xpd¶ IayqWnÌp]mÀ«n {]hÀ¯I\mbn amdnbtXmsS kÀ¡mcnsâ tIm]w Fsâ t\À¡v DWvSmImsa¶pw, Fsâ kz¯v IWvSpsI«s¸t«¡msa¶pw tXm¶nbXpsImWvSv AXnÂ\n¶papÅ c£mamÀ¤sa¶ \nebn Fsâ apgph³ kz¯pw, A½ hgnbmbn e`n¨ kz¯pw, Fsâ `mcybpsS t]À¡v FgpXns¡mSp¯p' F¶mWv AÀ°sa¶v F{Xt]À¡v a\ÊnemIpw?
a\ÊnemIm³ _p²nap«pÅhÀ C.Fw.Fknsâ Cw¥ojnepÅ BßIY (How I Became a Communist? 1976) bpsS 197þmw t]Pv t\m¡pI.

H¼Xp sImÃw Ignªnd§nb aebmfw BßIYbn \n¶v C¡mcyw am{XaÃ, Cu A²ymbw Xs¶ Hgnhm¡m\pÅ hn¹ht_m[hpw At±lw ImWn¨p F¶p IqSn ]dbs«.
IayqWnÌp aebmfw \½psS aebmf¯n \n¶v AÀ°t`ZapÅXmsW¶p a\Ênem¡m³ C{Xbpw DZmlcW§Ä aXnbmIpasÃm. CXpt]mse Xs¶ atXXcXzw F¶p \½Ä ]dbpt¼mÄ F´v AÀ°am¡p¶pthm AXà IayqWnÌp aebmf¯n B hm¡nsâ AÀ°w.
C´y³ `cWLS\bn skIypednkw (atXXcXzw) F´msW¶v hyàambn tcJs¸Sp¯nbn«pWvSv. GsXmcp ]uc\pw CjvSapÅ aX¯n hnizkn¡phm\pw, AX\pkcn¨p Pohn¡m\pw AXp {]Ncn¸n¡phm\pw auenIambn¯s¶ AhImiapWvSv (CjvSansæn Hcp aX¯nepw hnizkn¡mXncn¡m³ AhImiapsWvS¶v {]tXyIw FgptXWvS BhiyanÃsÃm.) tÌän\v kz´ambn Hcp HutZymKnIaXanÃ; FÃm aX§sfbpw Hcp t]mse ]cnKWn¡p¶p. GsX¦nepw Hcp aX¯n hnizkn¡p¶p F¶ ImcW¯m {]tXyI ]cnKW\tbm AhKW\tbm BÀ¡panÃ. aXØm]\§Ä¡v kz´ambn kz¯p k¼mZn¡phm\pw ssIhiw hbv¡phm\pw AhImiapWvSv. `cWLS\ FgpXs¸« Imew apX Cu AhImi§sfÃmw FÃmhÀ¡pw A\phZn¡¸«ncp¶psh¦nepw tÌän\v skIypeÀ F¶ hntijWw FgpXnt¨À¡s¸«Xv 1976þse 42þmw `cWLS\m t`ZKXnsImWvSmWv.
{][m\a{´n PhlÀem s\lr 1948þse KmÔnPb´n Zn\¯n sNbvX tdUntbm {]`mjW¯n ]dªp:
We are building a secular state, where every religion and belief has full freedom and equal honour where every citizen has equal liberty and equal opportunity.
s\lrhnsâ H¶mwNcaZn\w kw_Ôn¨v UÂlnbn \S¯s¸« Hcp skan\mdn skIyqednks¯¸än tUm. A_psk¿Zv Abq_v C§s\ ]dªp:
The Indian state is secular in the sense that its constitution guarantees full religious liberty to all individuals and groups and forbids descrimination against any citizen on grounds only of religion. It is just as well that it is not secular in the western sense of complete reperation between church and state, for it reserves to itself the right to intervene in the interests of necessary social reforms in matters which custamorily come under the purview of religion. A good example of rich wholesome deviation from western secularism is the Hindu Marriage Act.
t\cs¯ ]dªXph¨Xpt]mse, atXXcXz¯n\v IayqWnÌpImcpsS ImgvN¸mSn asämcÀ°amWpÅXv. C.Fw.Fkv. FgpXnbncn¡p¶p:
""aX\nct]£sb¶m cmjv{Sobhpw hnZym`ymkhpw aX¯n \n¶v ]qÀ®ambn thÀs]Sp¯pIsb¶mWÀ°w'' (1991 amÀ¨n {]kn²oIcn¨ "aX\nct]£XbpsS {]iv\§Ä' F¶ {KÙw þ t]Pv 39þÂ)
tkmhyäp `cWLS\bpsS 124þmw hIp¸v Xmsg D²cn¡p¶pþ
""]uc·mÀ¡p a\Êm£nkzmX{´y¯n\v Dd¸p \ÂIm³ thWvSn tkmhyäpbqWnb\nse k`sb (]Ånsb) tÌänÂ\n¶pw kvIqfns\ k` (]Ån)bn \n¶pw thÀs]Sp¯nbncn¡p¶p. aX]camb Bcm[\mkzmX{´yhpw aX¯ns\Xncmb {]NcWkzmX{´yhpw FÃm ]uc·mÀ¡pthWvSn AwKoIcn¡s¸«ncn¡p¶p.''
C.Fw.Fknsâbpw At±l¯nsâ kJm¡fpsSbpw ZrjvSnbn atXXcXz¯n aXhncp²{]hÀ¯\¯n\pÅ kzmX{´yw DÄs¸«ncn¡p¶Xv tkmhyäp `cWLS\bpsS NphSp]nSn¨msW¶v CXn \n¶pw hyàamIp¶pWvSsÃm.
IayqWnÌpIfpsS atXXcXzw XnIª aXhncp²XbmWv F¶Xn\p sXfnhmbn C.Fw.Fknsâ cWvSp aq¶p kXyhm§v aqe§Ä Xmsg ]IÀ¯s«.
1. ""aXs¯bpw cm{ãobs¯bpw Iq«n¡pgbv¡msX cWvSns\bpw thÀXncn¨p\ndp¯pIsb¶ AÀ°¯nepÅ atXXcXzw Asæn aX\nct]£X \½psS cmPys¯ `cWm[nImcnIÄ AwKoIcn¨n«nÃ... \½psS `cWIÀ¯m¡Ä atXXcXzs¯¡pdn¨p ]dbpt¼mÄ Hcp aXt¯mSpw {]tXyI aaXbnÃmsX FÃm aX¯nt\mSpw kaXzw ]peÀ¯pIsb¶mWXn\hÀ Iev]n¡p¶ AÀ°w.'' (Nn´. 15.3.1991).
2. ""amÀIvknkw þ se\n\nks¯ Bkv]Zam¡n {]hÀ¯n¡p¶ Hcp cmjv{SobkwLS\bmWv IayqWnÌp]mÀ«n. amÀIvknkw þ se\n\nkamIs« sshcp²ymßIhpw Ncn{X]chpamb `uXnIhmZamWp Xm\pw. B kn²m´¯n³Iogn Cuizc\p Øm\anÃ.'' (Nn´. 1.12.1995).
Npcp¡¯n Cuizc\nÃm¯ atXXcXzamWv IayqWnÌpIfptSXv!
3. ""sshcp²ymßIhpw Ncn{X]chpamb `uXnIhmZamWv]mÀ«nbpsS Bib]camb ASn¯d. AXpsImWvSv XmXznIXe¯n aXhpambn bmsXmcp hn«phogvNbpw ]mÀ«n¡nÃ... aXhnizmknbmb ]mÀ«nbwKw sshcp²ymßIhpw Ncn{X]chpamb `uXnIhmZw ]Tn¨v, amÀIvknÌpþse\n\nÌmhm³ \nc´cw {ian¨psImWvSncn¡Ww. IqSmsX ]mÀ«n kwLS\bpsS t\XrXz¯nencn¡p¶ kJm¡Ä aX]camb NS§pIfn \n¶v HgnªpamdpIbpw thWw (Nn´ 25.4þ97).
Ahsc \mw aXanÃm¯ kJm¡Ä F¶p hnfn¡p¶p!
C§s\ Cuizc\pw aXhpanÃm¯ tkmhyäptamUÂ atXXcXzw krjvSn¡p¶Xn\pÅ Ffp¸hgn an{ihnhmlamsW¶v Ggmw ¢mÊnse Ip«nsb ]Tn¸n¡p¶p.
an{ihnhml¯n\v C¯cw Hcp AÛpXiànbpsWvS¶v C.Fw.Fkn\v Imcyamb hnizmkapWvSmbncp¶nÃ. AXpsImWvSpXs¶ At±lw Xsâ Ip«nIÄ¡pthWvSn X\n 22 Imcäp \¼qXncn¡p«nIsf¯s¶ IWvSp]nSn¨pIfªp. "Nn´' hmcnIbnse tNmtZym¯c]wànbn an{ihnhmlw sImWvSv PmXnhyhØsb XIÀ¡m³ ]äpsa¶v X\n¡{X hnizmkansöv C.Fw.Fkv. hgphgp¸³ `mjbn FgpXnh¨n«papWvSv.
C.Fw.Fknsâ adp]Sn¡pthWvSn e`n¨ GXm\pw tNmZy§sf¸än Aev]samcp ]cmaÀiw \S¯msX Cu teJ\w Ahkm\n¸n¡m³ IgnbnÃ.
1. PmXnhyhØsb XIÀ¡phm³ an{ihnhml§Ä¡v bphm¡sf t{]mÕmln¸n¡p¶XpÄs¸sSbpÅ Imcy§Ä¡v t\XrXzw sImSp¯pIqsS? (Nn´. 3.11.1972).
2. PmXnhyhØbvs¡Xncmbn an{ihnhml§Ä¡v bphm¡sf t{]mÕmln¸n¡p¶XpÄs¸sSbpÅ Imcy§Ä¡v ]mÀ«n¡v t\XrXzw sImSp¯pIqsS? (Nn´. 5.5.1989).
3. 27.9.1992þ I®qcn sNbvX Hcp {]kwK¯n C.Fw.Fkv. ""PmXobXbv¡pÅ ]cnlmc§fnsem¶v an{ihnhmlw t{]mÕmln¸n¡emWv'' F¶v ]dªs{X. A§s\sb¦n an{ihnhmlw t{]mÕmln¸n¡mt\m Ahbv¡p t\XrXzw sImSp¡mt\m ]mÀ«n t_m[]qÀÆw {ian¡m¯sX´mWv F¶mbncp¶p Hcp tNmZyw (Nn´. 27.11.1992).
Cu tNmZy§Äs¡Ãmw ImSpw ]Sepw \ndª, Ahyàhpw AXnZoÀLhpamb D¯c§Ä FgpXns¡mWvSmWv C.Fw.Fkv. F¶ H¶mw{]Xn c£s]«Xv. ImSpw ]Sepw sh«ns¯fn¨p sN¿pt¼mÄ In«p¶ D¯cw PmXnhyhØ \in¸n¡m³ IgnhpÅ Hcp Häaqentbm kn²uj[tam H¶paà an{ihnhmlw F¶ eLpkXyw Xs¶bmWv. PmXnhyhØsb am{Xw Hgnhm¡m³ {ian¡p¶Xpw \ncÀ°IamsW¶ A`n{]mbhpw _p²nam\mb \¼qXncn¸mSv Cu ""D¯calmkap{Z'' ¯n IqsS kq{X¯n IS¯nhnSp¶papWvSv. hÀ¤kacw hnPbn¸n¡bÃmsX CXns\m¶pw adp acp¶nà F¶ kXyw X{´]qÀÆw ]dªph¨v alm {_mÒW³ Hcphn[w Xsâ adp]Sn Ahkm\n¸n¡p¶p.
CsXgpXp¶ Fsâbpw hmbn¡p¶ _lpam\yhyànIfpsSbpw Adnhn F{Xtbm an{ihnhml§fpsS Ncn{Xw InS¡p¶p! Ahbn ]¯nsem¶pt]mepw awKfIcambn ]cyhkm\n¨ A\p`hw DtWvSm?
Bfpw t]cpw Ducpw h¨v F{X an{ihnhml§fpsS Zp:J]cyhkmbnbmb IY ]dbm\pWvSv. F¶m Cu hmÀ²Iy¯n am\\jvSt¡kn\p tImSXn Ibdm³ (in£ In«pIbnsöpd¸msW¦nepw) ]änb AhØbà Ct¸mÄ.
F´mWv XmW kapZmb¯nÂs¸« Hcp bphXnsb/bphmhns\ hnhmlw Ign¡m³ DbÀ¶ kapZmb¯nÂs¸« Hcp bphmhv/bphXn X¿mdmIp¶Xn\p ]n¶nepÅ t{]cIiàn? atXXcw {]Ncn¸n¨psImÅmw, aXanÃm¯ "Poh\p' Isf P\n¸n¨pIfbmw, PmXn \in¸n¨pIfbmw XpS§nb D¶Xamb kmaqlne£y§fmWv Chcn sNdnsbmcp iXam\¯n\pw DÅsX¶v ]dbm\pÅ ss[cyw F\n¡nÃ. ]cnip²t{]aw F¶ ]mgv hm¡n\p t]mepw Bdpamks¯ ZoÀLmbpÊnà F¶Xtà \½psS AdnhnÂs¸« an¡ an{ihnhml§fpsSbpw A´yw?
_joÀ "t{]ateJ\w' FgpXnbXv sImÃw Pbnen InS¶ klcmjv{Sob {]hÀ¯Isc hmbn¨ptIĸn¨p ckn¡m\mbncp¶p F¶v At±lw Xs¶ FgpXnbn«pWvSv. "ZpchØ' FgpXnb Ipamc\mim³ Abn¯mNcW¯n\pw PmXn¸nimNn\pw t\sc sshcmKy]qÀÆw IsÃdnbpIbmbncp¶p. F¶m ZpchØ "hmbn¨tijw asämcp kmhn{Xn A´ÀÖ\¯nsâ `À¯mhmIm³ cWvSmasXmcp Nm¯³ ]peb\p `mKyapWvSmbXmbn Bcpw ]dªptI«n«nÃ.
tIih³\mbcpsSbpw kmdm½bpsSbpw aI³/aIÄ Bbn Hcp BImiapTmbn DWvSmb IY _jodpw FgpXnbn«nbnÃ.
F¶mse´m cWvSpt]cpsSbpw ]pkvXI§Ä F{X ]Xn¸p hnäp!