Santana Dharma Lakshmi Priya of Bigg Boss Malayalam 4 tops votes

 

Santana Dharma follower  Lakshmi Priya contestant in Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 4 is top ranked in votes polled last week ending June 10^th 2022. Second most votes polled is Riyas Salim , a social media influencer and feminist. Both are two ends of a pole. Till Dr Robin exited and post the event, Blesslie was ranked second and Lakshmi Priya in third spot. This jump to top spot and Riyas who till now in last three coming to second shows voters are now in two camps – Hindu God fearing Santana Dharma believer Lakshmipriya and Riyas a Muslim by birth- feminist and a man who does not like to define his gender and not shown to be a practicing Muslim.

When Mohan Lal asked Lakshmi Priya about what she felt was communicating  to audience through BB4 Malayalam , she said that as a person who follows Santana Dharma, she was able to spread the wisdom enshrined in it and practices. To this, Mohan Lal asked whether refusing to accept a piece of birthday cake from co- contestant Vinay was part of  the Dharma ?.  What Lal meant was that despite getting heaps of veiled `abuses’ from Vinay, she should have deleted the incident and taken it as part of a game and danced with Vinay in the birthday song. That is Santana Dharma definition of Mohan Lal.

Many  say that Santana Dharma is eternal duty of a human being and it includes protection of  beliefs. This is interpreted as espousing violence. A charge that DMK has levelled against Tamil Nadu Governor for saying that Santana Dharma was need of hour and saying that he was talking like a Hindu and not a constitution head. Let’s not digress.

Let’s rewind- Lakshmi Priya and Riyas are in the jail of BB. As Riyas mounts an attack on her submissive attitude and ``conservative’ look on the dress worn by female contestants, She gets up and begins to chant the evening bhajan to drown out the `progressive’ thoughts. Riyas in his jibes mixes  Santana Dharma with Manusmriti to portray Lakshmi Priya as a regressive Hindu woman who cannot accept feminism. These exchanges are now coming to central focus as the anti  Dr Robin group has lost a target.

Akhil’s eviction was because he took on Lakshmi Priya and he was not in the Riyas camp which includes ex contestant Jasmine Moosa  nor of Dr Robin fans groups to prop him up. Ronson who by not taking part in the Call Center task escaped the wrath of all camps and stayed put. Neutrality helped Suraj. Blesslie had Dr Robin fan groups and his own to back him. In coming days, it will be Lakshmi Priya v/s Riyas .