Lending her support are writer, translator and academic J Devika, and writer S Saradakutty. “It is an accurate account of the brutal and predatory gender discrimination that exists in the Church,” she said. In a chat with South First, she also defended her book. I have now written to him seeking a public apology over the remark.” “So I never expected such a humiliating comment from him. “I know Padmanabhan as a highly talented writer known even outside Kerala,” she said. In fact, she believes that the noted writer’s comment was a clear reference to her and her book, now in its ninth edition. Needless to say, Lucy is among those who have reacted. Padmanabhan’s remark has not gone down well with Kerala’s women writers. “I never attempted to pen a single line that could be obscene or vulgar,” he said. Padmanabhan then took the high moral ground, saying this was a brand of writing he has eschewed throughout his life. “If the book is not vulgar or obscene, it must at least be sensational in its content these days.” In his view, present-day writers purposely chose sexually explicit content to ensure faster sales. In a remark that Lucy, now aged 56, construes is a direct jibe at her, he also quipped: “Sales will go through the roof if the author is a nun writing about her tumultuous times at the convent.” For everyone involved, the whole deal would be lucrative.” Noted Malayalam writer T Padmanabhan, who is now under fire for his controversial remarks. “However, women who pen obscenities in Malayalam and other languages sell their books like hot cakes. “In Kerala today, it will be very difficult to find readers for quality literary works,” he said in Kozhikode at an event to release the complete literary works of former judge and writer AV Govindan. Now in his late 80s, Padmanabhan said women writers who detail obscenities are generating more sales. This week, it is once again in the news, with renowned short story writer in Malayalam T Padmanabhan calling it “porn”. The book was a sensation when published almost three years ago, with all the printed 3,000 copies being sold out the day it went on sale. Lucy, who later earned the wrath of the Church by extending solidarity to a fellow nun who accused a bishop of rape, dwells on the alleged sexual perversions of priests and senior nuns, who not only willingly surrender them but also force junior nuns to do so. Kathavinte Namathil, the autobiography of Sister Lucy. Her accounts revealed a system in the Syro Malabar Church, the division of Catholics more popular and influential in Kerala, where newly-recruited nuns were sent to priests bound to lifetime celibacy, allegedly for sexual trysts. It also shook her beliefs, as she thought a life dedicated to the Church under the Catholic faith would make it more meaningful and vibrant. Lucy, writes that she was extremely shocked and distressed when the priest attempted to kiss her.
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