For Maria, with love and pain, Gee Imaan Semmalar
"Sweet, scandalous Maria, you have been taken away from us violently. Is this what we get for fearlessly questioning imposed genders and heterosexuality? Someone so vibrant and full of life is no longer with us, to march and joke and struggle by our side. Maria’s murder has shaken the spirit of the community to a large extent. But it should not lead to fear and further repression of who we are. The struggle must go on, against the regressive patriarchal forces that are trying to silence us."
"The investigating team says one of them had physical relations with Sweet Maria, and killed her because he suspected her to be HIV+. “The accused was told by someone else that Anil had been living with HIV. It prompted him to take revenge on Anil,” says Inspector V Sugathan, who is heading the probe. The accused later tested negative for HIV. Sweet Maria’s friends and activists do not buy this theory. The police are also looking at other angles, like moral policing and honour killing. Sweet Maria had no hesitation in announcing her sexuality publicly but the media was reluctant to do so."
Obituary: Sweet Maria, Anil. A
"My friend and queer activist, Sweet Maria/Anil Sadanandan was brutally murdered on 10th May 2012, at his quarters in Kollam, Kerala. I cannot comprehend that such a crime was committed against a person who was so loving and lovable."
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