No entry for Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Somalia jibe against Kerala was uncalled for. Is the Gujarat model of development the only model for growth Does India have no place for many models of development Mr Modi said the infant mortality rate (IMR) of the Scheduled Tribes in Kerala is worse than that of Somalia. The IMR of STs in Kerala is 41.47, far less than that of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Somalia. The people of Kerala are right in asking Mr Modi to Po Mone, or “get out”.

Biju Cherian

Vasai, Mumbai