By Gasper Crasto / Kuwait
If you have not been living down in a water well, you may have heard reports of some Keralites having left their home to join Islamic State of Iraq & Syria (ISIS), the deadly terrorist group.
Although these are unconfirmed reports which could warrant terror ramifications on India; a film titled ‘THE KERALA STORY’ based on such reports, is set to be released on 5th May 2023.
While some people have been praising the director for bringing a tale of religious radicalization, others are calling it a propaganda film, much like ‘The Kashmir Files’.
In the news & TV media, however, the story has generated a wave of funny memes based on the idea of how things could be in ISIS if Malyalis joined the cadre.
MALYALIS ARE EVERYWHERE
As they say, Malyalis are everywhere; in every corner of the world - an old joke that occasionally does the rounds saying Malyalees were even there on the moon selling ‘çhai’ before Neil Armstrong set the giant leap for mankind.
That means wherever you go, you can find a Malyali. Yet another nickname added to them is ‘Mallus’. This word is bit derogatory, but most of the educated Malyalis take this lightly.
There is a common belief and saying that Malayali English accent is poor and others laugh at them when they speak.
Of course, now the trend has changed and they are proving their mettle well in many areas across the world. Among them, there are a good number of well-educated and renowned intellectuals as professors, scientists, doctors, bureaucrats & businessmen.
JOKES ON MALYALIS
But people still make fun of them for their English accent. There are a good number of created stories on Malyalis.
Just for a change and for a lighter vein, I am posting a few of such ‘berry interesting’ jokes. I am sure my Malyali brothers will not get annoyed.
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Q. Name the ‘wonly’ part of the werld, where Malayalis don’t werk hard?
A: Kerala.
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Q. What is a Malayali management graduate called?
A: Yem Bee Yae.
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Q. Where does a Malyali pray?
A. In a Temble, Charch and a Maask
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A Goan decides to buy samosas from a roadside shop owned by a Malyali. He tells the Malyali, “Wrap me 2 samosas please.”
The Malyali asks, “Do you want them ‘raped’ separately or together?”
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Q. Why did Saddam Hussain attack Kuwait?
A. He had a Mallu baby-sitter, who always screamed, “Keep Quwait!”
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