'Kerala no. 1 is not a government propaganda but reality,' says Murali Thummarukudi

Kerala No. 1 is not a government propaganda but a reality, UN Disaster Management chief Murali Thummarukudi said. He took to Facebook to share the news that Kerala has topped the NITI Aayog's Sustainable Development Goals Index for the fourth time in a row.

He wrote on Facebook that it always amazes him that there are many people in Kerala who are interested in pretending that they have not seen Kerala's successes, trivializing them. Murali Thummarukudi's Facebook post says that we still have a long way to go. The note also says that while Kerala remains ahead of other states, it is important to be aware of the world standard.

Full version of Facebook post(roughly translated)

Kerala No. 1 is not a government propaganda but reality.

It always amazes me that there are so many people in Kerala who are interested in pretending that they have not seen Kerala's successes, trivializing them.

We still have a long way to go. While India remains ahead of other states, we need to know the world standard and try to reach it in all fields. And not to be proud of our successes.

--Murali Thummarukudi