Kochi: In yet another alien language attack, Keralites showered abuses on Pamela Anderson’s Facebook page after she requested the government to prohibit the parade of elephants in the Thrissur Pooram.
Baywatch star and PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) ambassador Pamela Anderson, in an e-mail communication sent on Monday, had asked Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and Cochin Dewaswom Board president not to parade elephants in the Pooram to be held on Wednesday.
According to Pamela, elephants can be replaced with bamboo and papier- mache versions. The news of Pamela's requests became viral on social media and as usual netizens started their ‘ponkala’ (vernacular word for online abuse) on Pamela’s official page. Netizens boasted that the elephant was part of their culture and parading elephants was their right.
Most Keralites used their mother tongue to criticise Pamela. Many used sexually explicit remarks against her and criticised her profession.
“Thrissur Pooram is our passion, you should respect us,” one comment read. Criticising her offer of 30 faux elephants, Keralites posted the word Aana in Malayalam many times. One guy went on to ask Pamela to visit Kerala once and watch the Pooram. “Once you finish watching it you will not make such requests,” a comment read.
Most of the comments were made by persons using their fake profiles named after fictional characters or famous movie characters.
Among the thousands of comments criticising Pamela, one guy Anandhu Rajeev supported her by posting, “Thrissur Pooram is a culture I agree with that. Elephant is an animal and it need freedom.”(sic).
