Kozhikode, June 28 -- CPI(M) general secretary MA Baby on Saturday backed the Kerala Government's plan to introduce Zumba in schools and said the backlash is "absolutely untrue"

"This dance form is practised in over 180 countries... It is important for a sound mind and a sound body... The criticism is absolutely untrue. I have seen some videos of participants, they are fully dressed... The State Education Minister has already stated the government would like to proceed with it... Religious orthodoxy should not be brought into the education field..."

Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty on Saturday strongly defended the inclusion of Zumba dance in schools, stating that raising objections to such activities would inject poison that is m...