It was alleged that the teacher told the students that the 'Mahabharat' and 'Ramayana' were “imaginary” and tried to induce “anti-Hindu” feelings among children.
The teacher, now dismissed, reportedly told students that the Ramayana and Mahabharata are imaginary. (Rama kills Ravana, a painting by artists in the the 17th century Kingdom of Mewar/British Library/Wikimedia Commons)
Congress leaders on Tuesday, 13 February, asked the Karnataka Education Department to set up a fact-finding team to probe the expulsion of a teacher from a private school in Mangaluru for her alleged anti-Hindu remarks made inside the classroom.
Addressing reporters after visiting the St Gerosa English school, former state minister B Ramanath Rai and Vinay Kumar Sorake said an impartial probe should be conducted into the incident that threatens to affect communal harmony.
Rai said the provocative statements of BJP leaders who use children for the protest should be investigated to ensure that such incidents do not recur.
Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee spokesperson Farzana, who was part of the Congress delegation that visited the school, said the incident has led to a situation where the police are required to protect the school.
She also condemned the statements of local BJP MLAs who allegedly instigated the students to raise ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans. Congress leaders JR Lobo, Mamatha Gatti, Shashidhar Hegde, Shahul Hameed, and Shalet Pinto were part of the delegation.
A private school in the city has dismissed a teacher accused of hurting the religious sentiments of her students after an uproar by right-wing activists and BJP leaders over the issue, authorities said on Tuesday, 13 February.
The St Gerosa Higher Primary School management dismissed the teacher after complaints from the parents of a Class VII student and BJP leaders.
The parents of a student complained to the Mangaluru South Police Station on Monday, 12 February, seeking action against the teacher who allegedly used “derogatory words” while speaking about Hindu Gods during a class on “work is worship”.
BJP MLAs Bharat Y Shetty and Vedavyas Kamath had taken up the issue and demanded stringent action against the teacher.
It was alleged that the teacher told the students that the Mahabharat and Ramayana were “imaginary” and tried to induce “anti-Hindu” feelings among children.
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