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You know how your grandmother jumps to your defence every time someone in the family is out to get you?
Well, that’s exactly the bond Kerala’s old ‘Ammachis’ have for their beloved coconut oil. And they have NOT taken kindly to Harvard professor Karin Michels for having likened the coconut oil to ‘poison’.
According to Michels, coconut oil is “pure poison”, and also “one of the worst foods you can consume.”
Three women from God's own country have come out, guns blazing, against Michels allegation.
75-year-old Seetha Venkatachalam, says:
71 year-old Ramani Ray, another devout coconut oil-loving Malayali, concurs with Seetha’s view.
As for 66-year-old Sundari Unnikrishnan – well, she has challenged Michels to use the oil for a year, before coming up with such allegations.
Uh-oh, Professor Michels. Looks like you might not be getting Kerala’s sadhya anytime soon.
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Published: 27 Aug 2018,06:46 PM IST