'One Kerala Story communalists should note': Tharoor hails state as model of communal harmony

NEW DELHI: (May 7) One "Kerala Story" from the recent election results that communalists should note is that a Muslim majority constituency elected a Christian, a Hindu majority constituency elected a Muslim and a Christian majority constituency elected a Muslim, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said.

The MP from Thiruvananthapuram asserted that Kerala remains a model of communal harmony and is a state where people see human beings first and caste or religion later.

"One Kerala Story from the recent election results that communalists should note: a Muslim majority constituency, Thavanur, elected a Christian, VS Joy; a Hindu majority constituency, Kalamassery, elected a Muslim. VE Abdul Gafoor; and a Christian majority constituency, Kochi, elected a Muslim, Muhammed Shiyas," Tharoor said in a post on X late Wednesday night.