‘Kiss of love is a chemical reaction imbalance’

Hyderabad’s mixed stand on ‘Kiss of love’

Demolishing a coffee shop in a city in Kerala and justifying it in the name of moral policing triggered a kissing spree across the country. The revolt against the unwarranted moral policing, a non-violent protest, ‘Kiss of love’ started in Kerala took to different cities including Hyderabad. Being Indian’s latest video shows how the city reacted to the protest.

A few call it a chemical reaction imbalance. Yes, even we are trying to figure out what it means. While a few say moral policing is to be thrown to bin, there are others who condemned the ‘kiss of love’ saying that it is against our traditions. Ironically India is also the land of Kamasutra.

The autowalas of the city say that they are more vigil than the cops and make sure that couples don’t make out in autos like they do in cities like Delhi and Mumbai. “We ask them to do such things in parks and other places and not in autos,” says an auto rickshaw driver in the video. There are also people who dare to slap affectionate couples if they do not listen to their warnings while indulging in PDAs, saying that’s what Mahatma Gandhi taught. Wait, Gandhiji and slap? Things might go off your heads now. The video also shows Hyderabadis frustrated with cops staring at them when with their partners.

Majority of Hyderabad condemns moral policing, which was quite evident with people planting kisses on the bald host of the video. Well, all we got to say for the move is that we have to sit back and think if we, in the 21st century still need moral policing?