Thiruvananthapuram, March 3 -- Kerala MLA and Leader of Opposition VD Satheesan on Tuesday hailed the Attukal Pongala 2026 as the "real Kerala story", highlighting that different communities came together to host the devotees during the festival.

His remarks come amid the mounting controversy over the surrounding the film The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond, which has triggered debate over the alleged misrepresentation of Kerala.

Emphasising the state's secular fabric, he said, "All the communities are the host for the devotees coming from various parts of Kerala. This is our legacy."

"This is the real Kerala Story, we must declare that the state is secular... After the elections, we will declare that this is secular Kerala," he further ad...