While the focus was on Ranveer Allahbadia’s remark, Kerala was upset over comedian Jaspreet Singh’s comment mocking the state’s literacy rate. Watch the video to know more.
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00:00Kerala sir, 100% literacy sir
00:02Kerala sir, 100% literacy sir
00:04And yes, we have 100% literacy
00:07That's why we can eat any food we like
00:09We can eat even beef
00:11That's Manisha Radhakrishnan and Vijay Bhargavan
00:13among many others who didn't find comedian Jaspreet Singh's remark
00:16about Kerala's literacy rate funny
00:19But let's talk about this 100% literacy thing
00:20that we just casually mocked
00:22See, in Kerala, literacy isn't just about reading and writing
00:25It's about knowing when to speak, when to listen
00:28and when to not make a fool of yourself on national TV
00:31And yes, we are 100% literate
00:33so that you can't even imagine about any news of attack
00:37towards any church, mosque or temple in Kerala
00:41And yes, we are 100% literate
00:43That's why we treat every gender equally
00:46While the rest of India was hooked on the controversy
00:48surrounding Ranveer Allahbadia's remarks
00:50the state of Kerala was upset over a completely separate remark
00:53by Jaspreet on the same India's Got Latent episode
00:57Yes, we have 100% literacy
00:59That's why there is no communal right
01:01Yes, we have 100% literacy
01:03That's why we cast our vote wisely
01:06FYI, Jaspreet's remark was in response to a Malayali contestant
01:09admitted she had never voted
01:11In response, Jaspreet mocked her saying
01:15It's a derogatory phrase often used to mock social media users from Kerala
01:19Kerala has 100% literacy
01:20But it seems like we also have 200% more common sense
01:23than some people on that panel
01:25Yes, we have 100% literacy
01:28That's why here Hindus, Muslims and Christians live peacefully
01:32The controversy mostly remained overshadowed
01:34by the backlash against Allahbadia
01:36But in Kerala, it triggered many reels
01:39Kerala is a land where education is not just a government statistic
01:42It's a way of life
01:43It's why our social indicators are among the best in the country
01:46And Bhaiya, here we go with some lists
01:49First in female literacy rate
01:52The first 100% digital literacy state
01:55Top in school infrastructure
01:57For context, Kerala does not have a 100% literacy rate
02:00The latest data shows it stands at approximately 94%
02:04Keralites don't talk in broken English with exaggerated slangs
02:07like some outdated Bollywood side character
02:09We articulate, we debate and we make our points with precision
02:12Something you might want to try sometime instead of cheating the credit
02:15Meanwhile, some North Indian users dismissed the outrage
02:18calling it an overreaction to a joke
02:20and accusing Malayalis of being too sensitive
02:23While All India's Got Latent episodes were eventually taken down
02:26the Kerala remark had reopened an old fault line