John Abraham refers to Fidel Castro, explains why Kerala hasn’t been ‘Modi-fied’

Bollywood actor John Abraham at the book launch on Thursday spoke about why Kerala has not been ‘Mod-fied’ yet. He was at the launch of the book The God Who Loved Motorbike where he also shared his childhood memories from the state.

Namrata Zakaria, the moderator for the event said that she didn’t know about John’s political inclination. During the launch event she asked John about why Kerala hasn’t been Modi-fied and how is it different from other states. John very candidly 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 very polarised, Kerala is an example of a place where religions and communities can co-exist so peacefully.”

“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 ‘mallus’ (Malayalis). We all believe in equitable living; equal distribution of wealth and Kerala is a shining example of that.” Abraham added.

The actor was attending the launch event for the book, The God Who Loved Motorbikes, about a deity who falls in love with motorbikes and goes on a road trip.