The images commemorating the martyrs of 1921 Malabar rebellion were painted on the wall of railway station day... Read More

MALAPPURAM: As protest is brewing against railways' decision to remove the Wagon Tragedy paintings in Tirur railway station, the Tirur municipality has decided to depict the same murals at the open stage of municipal auditorium in the town.

Municipal chairman K Bava said that railway has decided to remove the painting, while we have decided to display the paintings of Wagon Tragedy in Tirur town.

Various organisations including political parties and cultural organisations have already staged protests in front of Tirur station demanding steps to reinstate the murals.

It was on Monday that Palakkad divisional authorities of Southern Railways ordered to erase the wall paintings of 1921 Wagon Tragedy depicted at Tirur Railway Station, following strong protest allegedly from the part of Sangh Parivar organizations.

The images commemorating the martyrs of 1921 Malabar rebellion were painted on the wall of railway station days ago as part of the beautification process of the station. However, local leadership of BJP had lodged complaint with railways saying that the painting will destroy the religious harmony in the region as 1921 rebellion was a communal riot. Following the protest the divisional railway manager of Palakkad ordered to restore the wall by removing the paintings and railway station authorities erased the wall paintings by Monday evening.

Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan had strongly condemned the railways' decision to erase paintings and he had urged public to protest against it.

