The post by Nikos Plakias includes scathing commentary on resignations, earlier confrontations and the slogan associated with the Tembi case, with barbs aimed at “empty rhetoric” and the silence of those who had spoken out publicly.
In a new public statement laden with barbs and insinuations, Nikos Plakias comments on the latest developments surrounding the Tembi train accident, returning to an already tense public debate that includes resignations, past clashes, and the controversial slogan associated with the tragic event. At the center of his post is Maria Karystianou, with him making pointed remarks about the stance of individuals who had played a leading role in the public dialogue, while today, as he implies, they appear to be distancing themselves or avoiding their earlier positions, using particularly scathing language and references to “silences” and “empty rhetoric””.
In a sharp yet vivid manner, Nikos Plakias commented on Vasilis Kokotsakis’s resignation from Maria Karistianou’s party “Hope for Democracy” led by Maria Karystianou.
The scathing criticism
The father who lost his twin daughters and his niece in the train accident at Tempi, prompted by the resignation of expert witness V. Kokotsakis from Karystianou’s party—with whom he had clashed—lashed out at the criticism he had faced all these years. To those who accused him, he charges that they did so… half-heartedly.
Addressing Evangelos Vlachos, who lost his brother in the Tempi accident, Nikos Plakias asks pointedly: “Who exactly was that slogan referring to? Do you think we were the Mafia? I’m still confused,” adding: “And what about all those who were shouting it? A lot of Listerine was spilled”…
Plakias’s post:
“As I sit here @EvanVlacho and think about everything we’ve been through over the past three and a half years, I still can’t figure out when that slogan:
“We’re with Maria, you’re with the Mafia!”!!
Who was that slogan actually referring to?
Do you think we were the Mafia?
I’m still confused.
And what happened to all those who were shouting it?
A lot of Listerine was spilled.
