Kerala’s Chief Secretary, Sarada Muraleedharan, recently sparked a debate with her Facebook post responding to a comment about her tenure. The anonymous remark stated that her leadership was “as black as her husband’s was white”.

This statement, apart from being factually inaccurate, exposes a deeper issue—society’s persistent obsession with skin colour. She is not black, nor is her husband, V. Venu, whom she succeeded, white. If anything, both of them fall somewhere in between, in the vast spectrum of grey.

However, judging a person’s ability or character based on complexion is not just absurd but also regressive. It reflects a mindset that should have been discarded long ago. Unfortunately, Kerala, despite its high........

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