Sir — It really came as no surprise that the Supreme Court, after an intensive session, issued only an interim order and gave itself a few weeks to unravel the twisted strands of the Hadiya story that had gripped large sections of society.
Kerala offers very famous cases of Hindus who have converted to Islam, including the late poet and writer Kamala Das. What was so strange about Hadiya’s conversion, when she herself appeared in court and stated that her conversion was voluntaryIJ This is because, their lordships could not summarily reject the argument that she (other young women in Kerala too) has fallen victim to ISIS’ campaign of radicalization of which Hadiya, according to her parents, also fell prey and has consequently been brainwashed. Many editorials including writers in most newspapers have supported Hadiya’s conversion to Islam and her marriage. Unfortunately, nobody,including Haidya, have bothered to listen to and feel her parents’ agony about her conversion. Imagine a scenario if her ‘husband’ had converted to Hinduism.