KOCHI: (Kerala) Emphasizing his strong anti-dowry standpoint, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Thursday asked jewellery firms not to make brides decked up in gold as their models.
Presenting degrees to students at the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies at the seventh convocation held here, Khan also sought a declaration from the students that they would not give or take dowry. He said: “It’s not nice to keep brides as models by the jewellery firms. I request them not to do that as it sends a wrong message. For that, they can use any other women." In his convocation address, Khan showered praises on the young graduates on their decision to say "no" to dowry.
"By signing the affirmation against dowry, you stand out as leaders of the campaign against a nefarious practice that robs young men and women of their sense of honour and self-respect," he said. Khan had, last month, undertaken a day-long fast and later joined the leaders of various Gandhian organisations who organised the protest against the evils of taking and giving dowry.
"Dowry is an evil and as far as laws are concerned, they are very strong and the need is to create a general and social awareness against it," he had said.
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