Ernakulam, Nov. 11 -- A performance by St Mary's kindergarten students in Kerala's Ernakulam district has triggered tension, with police complaints alleging that the song's lyrics were Islamophobic. The lyrics reportedly portray people dressed in Arab attire as terrorists planting bombs on railway tracks.

The performance, held at Christian Mahilalayam School in Aluva on Tuesday, November 10, included lyrics describing people dressed in Arab clothes as terrorists and thieves who entered train carriages, creating fear and planting bombs, according to local media.

The lyrics were heard as, "Thieves and terrorists, dressed in Arab costumes, enter the coaches, oh no, we are afraid. Terrorists are running on the tracks, planting bombs."

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