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Mobile games become a vehicle for political criticism in Keralam

Source: The Hindu · 24 Sep 2026, 04:13 UTC
Mobile games become a vehicle for political criticism in Keralam
Image: The Hindu · original report

Games created by members of Left-leaning youth organisations are being used to criticise the United Democratic Front government and Keralam Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan. The games address the power crisis through humour, according to the supplied description of The Hindu report.

Members of Left-leaning youth organisations in Keralam are using mobile games to comment on the state’s power crisis and criticise the United Democratic Front government, according to The Hindu. The games also target Keralam Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan.

Their criticism is presented through humour, turning a political dispute over the power situation into playable digital content. The supplied material describes the games as a means of protest. It does not provide the names of the games, explain how they work or state how many people have downloaded or played them.

Nor does it include a response from the UDF government or from Satheesan to the criticism. The report’s available description identifies the creators as members of Left-leaning youth organisations, but does not name those groups. The use of mobile games gives the organisations another way to communicate their political message.

Based on the supplied material, the central subject of that message is the power crisis, while the government and the Chief Minister are its targets.

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