Bollywood star John Abraham’s words about Kerala and its specialities has garnered attention. He was speaking at a book launch of Malayali journalist Murali K. Menon’s ‘The God Who Loved Motor Bikes’. The actor opened about the political uniqueness and food in Kerala.

While at the book launch, the moderator for the event, Namrata Zakaria, asked the actor why he thinks his home state hasn’t been ‘Modi-fied’ yet and what makes Keralites different from the rest.

To this, John replied, “That’s the beauty about Kerala. You can see a temple, a mosque and a church within 10 metres of each other peacefully co-existing without any problem whatsoever. There’s absolutely no issue there. With the entire world getting polarised, Kerala is an example of a place where religions and communities can co-exist so peacefully. ”

John Abraham also recalled his experiences when he visited Kerala at the time when Fidel Castro passed away.

“The other extreme, I remember when Fidel Castro passed away, I went to Kerala and that was the only state with his posters and hoardings all over to mourn his death. So Kerala is really communist in that way. My father made me read a lot of Marxist material. So there is a communist side in a lot of Malayalis. We all believe in equitable living, equal distribution of wealth and Kerala is a shining example of that”, John Abraham said.