US EditionKerala Chief Secretary Sarada Muraleedharan decries colourism, triggers social debate on skin tone bias in progressive societies
- Sarada Muraleedharan, Kerala's Chief Secretary, criticized online comments about her dark complexion and compared her performance to that of her husband, former Chief Secretary V Venu, stating, "it is as black as my husband's was white."
- She expressed that dark skin should not be vilified and described her childhood insecurities, saying, "I apparently asked my mother whether she could put me back in her womb and bring me out again, all white and pretty."
- Muraleedharan emphasized that her children helped her realize that "black is beautiful," challenging societal bias linking fairness to competence.
- VD Satheesan, Leader of the Opposition in Kerala's Assembly, praised Muraleedharan's post and called her words "heart-touching," emphasizing the need to discuss colorism.
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Kerala Chief Secretary Sarada Muraleedharan decries colourism, triggers social debate on skin tone bias in progressive societies
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"I Dig Black": Kerala Bureaucrat Calls Out Colourism, Comparison To Husband
Sarada Muraleedharan, Kerala's Chief Secretary, has hit out at social media users ridiculing her for her dark complexion and colorist barbs comparing her work with that of her husband -- former Kerala Chief Secretary V Venu. Ms Muraleedharan succeeded Mr Venu in the top bureaucrat's post. In a long post on Facebook, the 1990-batch IAS officer said she heard a comment on her performance as Chief Secretary: "that it is as black as my husband's was…
‘I need to own my blackness’: Kerala chief secretary on insult to her complexion
Sarada, who took over as chief secretary from her husband V Venu last September, wrote a Facebook post about a recent comment she heard from an unnamed visitor -- that her stewardship is 'as black as my husband’s was white'.
Kerala Chief Secretary shuts down haters with bold remark on dark skin: I dig black
Kerala Chief Secretary Sarada Muraleedharan in a Facebook post, slammed a remark comparing her leadership to her husband’s that was linked with her skin colour. Through her post, she called out deep-rooted bias against dark skin.
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