What? In the name of God.

I hail from a very funny land. They call it God’s Own Country. And its ruled by Atheistic Communists. A joke very often repeated among us Mallus. Yes, we like our dry wit.

Last week, the students of Kerala rejoiced over a long unannounced holiday. Why? Lemme relate the long unfunny tale-

The fresh new textbooks distributed to 12 year old students of the state contained had the following idea mention. I more or less quote-

“ Religion is not important. Children should be given a free reign to grow up to choose their own faith. Inter-caste and inter-religious marriages should be encouraged.”

This seemingly harmless statement has created a furore in the state. Various student organizations have forced schools to shut down and send pupils back home. Why? You ask? What’s so bad about the statement?

Well, many organizations feel the ruling Left are trying to inscribe their propaganda in the minds of young children. Remember ‘twas Marx who said, “Religion is the Opium of the masses”. The Left argue that such ideas are present even in the Centre monitored NCERT books, therefore there is no question of removing it.

So while the two parties fight it out, the rest of us Mallus rely on the coverage on TV and Newspapers to entertain us. Yes, we enjoy Black Humour too!