Onam celebrations should be confined to homes this time. The government should not spend crores on this. There is also a demand that the government should give the amount spent for this to the people of Wayanad. But we should remember that by avoiding the Onam festival and other events like this, who will benefit?
It can only be considered as an emotional need. What happened in Wayanad is the biggest disaster that Kerala has seen. Every Malayali participates in it. They do what they can to help. But it is not right to make trade in another region difficult because of this. As soon as Onam is said, it is a time when the market and trade are all doing well.
By skipping the Onam celebration, it will also affect the lives of many people. Readers need to stick with it and get through the grieving. But it should not affect others. This may affect even small traders who are expecting a market like Onam.
There is even a demand to change the boats going to Alappuzha. But what to say to those who have prepared for this for months. What should those who have invested crores do now? Even when our brothers were burnt in Kuwait, the Lok Kerala Sabha was going on in Kerala.
