burqa clad girls

flash mob

AIDS day awareness programme

‘Moral police’ attack

Dr Muhammed Ali

It seems threewho participated in aorganised as part of theof health department in Malappuram, are latest victims of thein social media platforms.The videos and photos of three dental college students in Malappuram, dancing for the song Entammede Jimikki Kammal, wearing burqas and jeans, are being widely circulated in Facebook and Whatsapp, accompanying the comments strongly criticising them for their public dance performance at Kottakkunnu junction in Malappuram town.The abusive comments criticising girls appeared in social media are saying that dancing of girls in public will unleash immorality in men and it will cause more anarchy in society instead of making public aware of AIDS. The critics are word whipping the girls for their costume arguing that it is against their religious belief.At the same time, support pours in social media for the girls. Social media activist and medical officer in Manjeri Dr Shimna Azees, says in an FB post that a small section of minority is behind such absurd criticism that denies individual freedom to girls. "It is very unfortunate that a section of people are considering women as only an ‘object’ and they should realise that abusing girls in public for the dance is also against their religious belief", she said.Deputy District Medical Officer Malappuram,said that the students of a private dental college in Malappuram organised the flash mob in town as part of various AIDS awareness campaign programme to educate general public. “Not only the dental college students, but girl students from several other colleges and schools also participated in various public functions including street play and pubic rally organised in connection with the campaign”, he said.