M V Jayarajan, Advocate, M L A. Contempt of Court case

The High Court has initiated a case on M V Jayarajan against his reported derogatory remarks about the H C order and the judges on the street meetings. He was reported to have made the remarks at a public meeting at Kannur on 26-6-2010.

According to Jayarajan, people should have freedom of expression like the freedom of using streets/roads for commutation. According to him it is not the ban of public meetings but to effectively regulate the crowd is the thing to be introduced. In support of this he has pointed out the agitation of Anna Hazare at Raj Ghat in Delhi and the Aatukaal Pongala of the Trivandrum.

First of Jayarajan is an advocate and a MLA. He should be an example to others as an advocate, MLA and a leader, even if it is at a lower level. In case he wanted to oppose the order of the H C, he could could have filed counter or gone on appeal against the order and bring out all what he wanted to say.

He cannot compare what somebody else has done and justify himself. If somebody does a mistake and the opposite camp is incapable of preventing or take action against a wrong doer that should not be justified for his action. A wrong cannot be righted by another wrong.

There are so many things which may not be to our liking. If everyone take thing in their hand what is going to happen to the society. Certain norms are established as the functions of each wing of the administration. Mr Jayarajan was in the law making wing and he should have tried to correct the existing law through legislation instead of going for cheap popularity and misplaced hero ship acts. Just because he has the legislature immunity, he should not indulge in bravado. It is quite possible that he has taken it so that some action is initiated against him and he become hero in the minds of his followers.