Kerala Onam row: RSS workers booked for a floral carpet. Satire on how petals became a crime scene under government overreach.
- Because nothing says “law and order” like chasing flowers 🌸
- The “crime scene” Pookalam
- Victims of overzealous policing
- The temple committee vs. the floral patriots
- BJP’s fiery response
- Satire alert: Petals need passports now
- Overreach much?
- From festival to FIR season
- The real joke: policing flowers while bigger issues bloom
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Because nothing says “law and order” like chasing flowers 🌸
Onam is meant to be about joy, unity, and flowers. But in Kerala this year, it turned into a police case. Why? Because 27 RSS workers dared to do the unthinkable — they made a floral carpet. Yes, marigolds and jasmines apparently posed such a threat that the Kerala Government swooped in like petals were weapons of mass destruction.
Usually, Pookalams symbolize prosperity. In 2025, they symbolized FIRs. The state government may not have solutions for unemployment or potholes, but it sure has a zero-tolerance policy for political geometry made of chrysanthemums.
The “crime scene” Pookalam
Here’s the setup:
- Place: Parthasarathy Temple, Kollam.
- Occasion: Onam, Kerala’s most loved festival.
- Act of villainy: RSS workers created a Pookalam design with their flag and the words Operation Sindoor.
The temple courtyard bloomed with flowers. But instead of applause, the workers got booked. Why? Because it resembled “political symbolism.” In other words, the Kerala Government managed to find terrorism in tulips.
Victims of overzealous policing
The 27 RSS workers weren’t armed with lathis or slogans. They were armed with petals. Still, the FIR was swift. The government invoked a 2023 Kerala High Court order that banned political flags in temple compounds.
But here’s the irony: there were no flags. No banners. Just flowers. Unless roses have suddenly turned into rebels and marigolds are planning a coup, this was hardly “political provocation.”
The RSS side says it was a tribute to Operation Sindoor, not a political stunt. And yet, in today’s Kerala, intent doesn’t matter — interpretation does.
The temple committee vs. the floral patriots
Temple officials complained that the floral design was “provocative” and risked creating tension. Really? A ring of petals next to another ring of petals is now a communal flashpoint? By that logic, florists in Kerala should apply for police clearance before arranging bouquets.
Instead of treating it as harmless devotion, the government chose to treat the floral carpet like graffiti. FIRs were filed, headlines blared, and ordinary volunteers who thought they were honouring the nation became “accused.”
BJP’s fiery response
Kerala BJP President Rajeev Chandrashekhar did not mince words. On social media, he blasted the FIR as “shocking” and asked if Kerala was now being run by “Pakistan governance.” His point? If workers can’t even lay flowers without police cases, what’s left of cultural freedom?
His sarcastic conclusion: “This is Kerala. A proud part of India. Yet, an FIR has been lodged for making a Pookalam with the words ‘Operation Sindoor.’ Absolutely unacceptable!”
In other words, carnations have been criminalized.
Satire alert: Petals need passports now
The situation is so absurd, one can imagine:
- Chrysanthemums lining up for ID checks: “We’re not political, we swear!”
- Lotus petals being frisked for “hidden saffron agenda.”
- Marigolds whispering, “Don’t put us in the wrong shape, we don’t want cases.”
At this rate, the Kerala Police might soon have a “Floral Surveillance Wing” — complete with drones hovering over every Pookalam to make sure no petal is “politically inclined.”
Overreach much?
Onam is supposed to unite communities. Instead, the Kerala Government has turned it into a season of suspicion. Booking volunteers for laying flowers shows not strength, but insecurity.
- Did the Pookalam disturb peace? No.
- Did it disrespect anyone? No.
- Did it look beautiful? Yes.
- So why the FIR? Because apparently, even petals must now pass ideological tests.
It’s not about keeping temples apolitical. It’s about silencing anything associated with the RSS, even if it’s floral art. And that is where the suppression shows.
From festival to FIR season
In Kerala, this Onam wasn’t about who made the biggest or most colourful Pookalam. It was about who got booked for it.
Instead of children learning how to lay petals, they learned how to spell “First Information Report.” Instead of celebrating unity, people debated whose flowers were “legal.”
So yes, Onam has been downgraded from a harvest festival to an FIR festival.
The real joke: policing flowers while bigger issues bloom
Here’s the kicker. While the state machinery flexed its muscle over petals, real issues remain: unemployment, migration, potholes, and rising costs. But those apparently don’t need urgent FIRs. Flowers do.
So while citizens dodge price hikes, the Kerala Police dodges daisies. Priorities, right?
In Kerala 2025, petals are guilty until proven innocent.
What’s your take — should flowers be free, or do Pookalams now need government clearance? Share this blog with friends before the “flower police” come knocking at your door. And stay tuned to Nokjhok for more cheeky takes on India’s most colourful dramas.
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