"Kerala Saar… Get well soon saar!" – Malayalis roast comedian Jaspreet Singh over ‘India's Got Latent’ controversy
Hey everyone, Recently, many of us have seen that video from India's Got Latent where a guy mocked Kerala, saying, "Kerala saaar... 100% literacy saaaar..." As a Mallu, I would like to respond to this. Kerala has the highest literacy rate compared to the rest of India. Let's evaluate how this impacts socioeconomic factors, improves people's lives, and contributes to building a strong societal framework for a better livelihood. First of all, as God’s Own Country, we keep God out of the equation during elections. Yes, we cast our vote—we don’t vote our caste. In Kerala, you can see a temple sharing its border with a mosque or a church, with all religions coexisting peacefully without causing problems for one another. Having a high literacy rate helps in many ways, which is why we prioritize education over many other things. It’s also why we prioritize humans over cows. In a country where cows have dedicated ambulance services while a tax-paying citizen ...