Re: Stop Selling Condom Through Ration Shops

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Dear Forum members

Re: the news item Stop Selling Condom Through Ration Shops has appeared on the

top circulated Tamil language daily newspaper called 'Daily Thanthi' on 30th

July 2005. This is supposed to be representation of the President, Commercial

Department of Congress, Nagercoil West, sent to the Chief Minister. The argument

states that in Kanya Kumari District, it is painful to note that 'Nirodh "

(Condoms) are sold through fair price ration shops, where women and school

children find difficulty and feel ashamed of visiting the ration shops. Hence he

has requested for withdrawing sales of condoms from these ration shops " ....

It is true that literacy levels are high in Kanyakumari district of tamil Nadu

as per statistics quoted. But is it not in Kerala

that two children were discriminated against needing President APJ Kalam to

intervene? And Kerala has the distinction of the highest literacy levels in the

entire country!

But in Tamil Nadu (especially if the news is in the regional language), there is

a tendency to trivialize issues by politicizing it. I feel we should not give it

more importance than that. Moreover

there is only one person, the congress man who has written the letter, which

does not essentially reflect the " knowledge " levels of the public. remember, it

is not a public protest or a signature campaign to withdraw selling condoms

through fair price shops.

That then is there.

Sreeram

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