The Kerala Story: How the agenda-driven liberal media has lost grip on reality
It is undeniable that much of the global news media today thrives on negativity. But the Western media’s negative outlook on events in India – especially regarding Hindu society – borders on the obsession and descends to the level of propaganda. Their reporting on the controversial feature film, The Kerala Story raises a pertinent question: are they professional journalists or just paid spokespersons of the Islamic State (ISIS)? In their coverage and reviews of the megahit movie, all objectivity has been thrown into the trash bin to portray Hindus as intolerant while whitewashing the role of ISIS terrorists and their followers.
The Kerala Story primarily focuses on the stories of three Kerala women – Nimisha Sampath, Sonia Sebastian, and Merin Jacob Pallath, who converted to Islam and traveled with their husbands to Afghanistan to join ISIS between 2016 and 2018. The movie has had a phenomenal run so far, making it one of this year’s biggest blockbusters. The film has resonated well with audiences in India and abroad (including Western audiences) because it has a powerful narrative based on a real and widely known phenomenon – radical Islamists’ entrapment of non-Muslim women. Also known as Love Jehad, it has shattered the lives of thousands of families globally.
