Siya Fathima, who has been suffering from vasculitis, desired to participate in the ongoing Kerala School Arts Festival, but was unable to go for it to Thrissur from Kasaragod as she has been advised against travelling due to her health condition.

She conveyed her wish to state General Education Minister V Sivankutty who, in a first in the history of the festival, allowed her to participate in the Arabic poster designing competition via online mode.