The Real Kerala Story
Hindu temple, Muslim mosque, and Christian church in Thiruvananthapuram The Kerala Story 2 strives to portray the state of Kerala in a poor light with respect to certain religious issues. One particular religious community is the obvious target like in its predecessor too. Both parts of the movie are concerted efforts from a North Indian right-wing lobby to sow the seeds of sectarian hatred in a state where Hindus (55%), Muslims (27%), and Christians (18%) have been living in exemplary harmony until Modi’s party came to power at the Centre. What happened in the capital of the state yesterday is yet another example of the harmony that binds the three communities in Kerala. The capital witnessed the celebration of a Hindu festival known as Attukal Pongala in which thousands of Hindu women assemble on the streets near the Attukal Temple and cook their holy offering to the goddess. This is an annual event and though it blocks the entire traffic of the area for a whole day nobody compl...
