Kerala Bureaucrat Calls Out Colourism, Comparison To Husband

Sarada Muraleedharan, Kerala's Chief Secretary, has hit out at social media users ridiculing her for her dark complexion and colorist barbs comparing her work with that of her husband -- former Kerala Chief Secretary V Venu. Ms Muraleedharan succeeded Mr Venu in the top bureaucrat's post.

In a long post on Facebook, the 1990-batch IAS officer said she heard a comment on her performance as Chief Secretary: "that it is as black as my husband's was white".