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Kerala govt will let the largest gathering of women in the world take place tomorrow in the midst of what could be a pandemic. The Attukal Pongala is a critical religious & cultural phenomenon. However, it poses a risk to participants this year...

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It is not that the Kerala govt does not know this. Kerala is among the few success stories so far of the #NovelCoronavirus/#COVIDー19 outbreak, having cured its first 3 patients on the back of a robust health system....

theweek.in/news/india/202…
...An outbreak would be disastrous for Kerala, the state whose population density is comparable to Palestine's. If Kerala were a country, it would be the 13th most dense in the world....
Kerala knows this, and has been doing a stellar job. This, by @oommen, should help....

qz.com/india/1802684/…
... However, an outbreak of this magnitude often finds a way in. It seems to have happened today, with Kerala confirming 5 new #NovelCoronavirus/ #COVIDー19 infections

Yet, the Kerala govt will stand by and let the Attukal Pongala take place tomo...

m.timesofindia.com/city/thiruvana…
...For political rather than health & religious reasons.

At the same press conference where she talked in frustration of the 3 who travelled from Italy who didn't disclose, the Kerala health minister announced a series of measures to tackle an outbreak

thenewsminute.com/article/attuka…
...A veteran of the Nipah fight, the very capable minister will herself know how farcical these measures sound.
....And this is in the backdrop of an influential spiritual leader in Kerala suspending her daily darshans as a preventive measure.

And yet, the Kerala govt is making every effort to make it seem like it is very pro-Pongala.

The reason has to be the BJP

bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/cor…
Kerala is scheduled to vote in 2021

The CPI-M govt seems to have learnt its lesson from the protests over the entry of women to the Sabarimala temple & is reluctant to hand initiative over to the BJP by cancelling its permission for the Pongala
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/why-keep…
It is also instructive to remember that the Attukal temple is also known as the Sabarimala of women.

So, political expediency seems to be forcing us to hold an event even though we realise the risks

The Pongala, for example, will involve the cooking of rice outdoors...
...An infected attendee could end up ignoring symptoms for a while, mistaking it for smoke inhalation.

Good luck, Kerala. You'll need it tomorrow.

Fin.
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