Exclusive: Here's what Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan has to say about the dowry case that had whole of India talking

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, who took part in a one-day fast to protest against dowry harassment cases that recently surfaced in the state, said that people should not use their education or qualifications to seek dowry. He also urged women to come forward and say no to a marriage where dowry is being demanded. 

New Delhi: When a state, known for its high literacy rate - in fact, highest in the country, welfare schemes and healthcare, is in the news for a social evil like dowry, naturally, it leaves people shocked. A series of dowry deaths reported from Kerala last month have left the state, and the rest of the country in a state of stupor. And to protest against the atrocities against women, Kerala governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Wednesday (July 14) observed a fast. He joined the fast that was organised at Gandhi Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram by the Gandhi Smaraka Nidhi and other such outfits, to create social awareness against the practice of giving and taking dowry as part of marriages.  Khan began the fast at Raj Bhavan, his official residence in Thiruvananthapuram, urging people to say a big no to the decades-old evil practice. The Governor also attended a prayer meeting organised at the Gandhi Bhavan here later in the evening.  Zee News anchor Aditi Tyagi spoke exclusively to the Kerala Governor after he concluded his fast by garlanding the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Gandhi Bhavan.