‘Terrorists in Arab attire’: Kerala KG performance sparks row

Published 11 Nov 2026, 14:51 IST

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Ernakulam: A performance by St Mary’s kindergarten students in Kerala’s Ernakulam district has triggered tension, with police complaints alleging that the song’s lyrics were Islamophobic. The lyrics reportedly portray people dressed in Arab attire as terrorists planting bombs on railway tracks. The…

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Ernakulam: A performance by St Mary’s kindergarten students in Kerala’s Ernakulam district has triggered tension, with police complaints alleging that the song’s lyrics were Islamophobic. The lyrics reportedly portray people dressed in Arab attire as terrorists planting bombs on railway tracks. The…

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Children made to sing "terrorists in Arab attire place bombs": Kerala school's CBSE festival song draws police complaints

An action song by St Mary's School students in Perumbavoor at a CBSE arts festival in Aluva, which portrayed people in Arab attire as thieves and terrorists, has drawn police complaints from SDPI and Fraternity Movement alleging the spread of Islamophobia through children.

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‘Terrorists in Arab attire’: Kerala KG performance sparks row

Ernakulam: A performance by St Mary’s kindergarten students in Kerala’s Ernakulam district has triggered tension, with police complaints alleging that the song’s lyrics were Islamophobic. The lyrics reportedly portray people dressed in Arab attire as terrorists planting bombs on railway tracks. The…

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