Kerala reacts to Jaspreet Singh’s '100% literacy' remark on India’s Got Latent

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While the focus was on Ranveer Allahbadia’s remark, Kerala was upset over comedian Jaspreet Singh’s comment mocking the state’s literacy rate. Watch the video to know more.

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00:00Kerala sir, 100% literacy sir

00:02Kerala sir, 100% literacy sir

00:04And yes, we have 100% literacy

00:07That's why we can eat any food we like

00:09We can eat even beef

00:11That's Manisha Radhakrishnan and Vijay Bhargavan

00:13among many others who didn't find comedian Jaspreet Singh's remark

00:16about Kerala's literacy rate funny

00:19But let's talk about this 100% literacy thing

00:20that we just casually mocked

00:22See, in Kerala, literacy isn't just about reading and writing

00:25It's about knowing when to speak, when to listen

00:28and when to not make a fool of yourself on national TV

00:31And yes, we are 100% literate

00:33so that you can't even imagine about any news of attack

00:37towards any church, mosque or temple in Kerala

00:41And yes, we are 100% literate

00:43That's why we treat every gender equally

00:46While the rest of India was hooked on the controversy

00:48surrounding Ranveer Allahbadia's remarks

00:50the state of Kerala was upset over a completely separate remark

00:53by Jaspreet on the same India's Got Latent episode

00:57Yes, we have 100% literacy

00:59That's why there is no communal right

01:01Yes, we have 100% literacy

01:03That's why we cast our vote wisely

01:06FYI, Jaspreet's remark was in response to a Malayali contestant

01:09admitted she had never voted

01:11In response, Jaspreet mocked her saying

01:15It's a derogatory phrase often used to mock social media users from Kerala

01:19Kerala has 100% literacy

01:20But it seems like we also have 200% more common sense

01:23than some people on that panel

01:25Yes, we have 100% literacy

01:28That's why here Hindus, Muslims and Christians live peacefully

01:32The controversy mostly remained overshadowed

01:34by the backlash against Allahbadia

01:36But in Kerala, it triggered many reels

01:39Kerala is a land where education is not just a government statistic

01:42It's a way of life

01:43It's why our social indicators are among the best in the country

01:46And Bhaiya, here we go with some lists

01:49First in female literacy rate

01:52The first 100% digital literacy state

01:55Top in school infrastructure

01:57For context, Kerala does not have a 100% literacy rate

02:00The latest data shows it stands at approximately 94%

02:04Keralites don't talk in broken English with exaggerated slangs

02:07like some outdated Bollywood side character

02:09We articulate, we debate and we make our points with precision

02:12Something you might want to try sometime instead of cheating the credit

02:15Meanwhile, some North Indian users dismissed the outrage

02:18calling it an overreaction to a joke

02:20and accusing Malayalis of being too sensitive

02:23While All India's Got Latent episodes were eventually taken down

02:26the Kerala remark had reopened an old fault line

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