‘Each of your line is heart touching, I too had a mother with dark complexion’

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Opposition leader V D Satheesan came forward supporting chief secretary Sarada Muraleedharan over her Facebook post regarding the insult she faced in the name of her complexion. In his FB post, Satheesan said each of the lines are heart touching and it has to be discussed.

The chief secretary wrote about the bad remarks of a person over her complexion and that of her husband and former chief secretary Venu. In her post, the chief secretary asked why is black be vilified? Black is the all-pervasive truth of the universe.

‘Black is as black does. Not just black the colour, but black the ne’er do good, black the malaise, the cold despotism, the heart of darkness. Black is that which can absorb anything, the most powerful pulse of energy known to humankind. It is the colour that works on everyone, the dress code for office, the lustre of evening wear, the essence of kajol, the promise of rain. As a four year old I apparently asked my mother whether she could put me back in her womb and bring me out again, all white and pretty. I have lived for over 50 years buried under that narrative of not being a colour that was good enough. And buying into that narrative. Of not seeing beauty or value in black. Of being fascinated by fair skin. And fair minds, and all that was fair and good and wholesome. And of feeling that I was a lesser person for not being that - which had to be compensated somehow.’

Saradha Muraleedharan's post is being widely discussed on social media. Many famous people are coming forward in support of the chief secretary.