Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty said the state government will provide the best education to the child if his parents agree.
Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty. (Facebook)
The Left government in Kerala on Monday, 28 August, said it was ready to adopt the boy from the minority community in Uttar Pradesh who was seen being slapped by his classmates on the instruction of a teacher. The incident was brought to light through a video circulating on social media.
Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty said the state government would provide the best education to the child if his parents agreed.
“If his parents are willing, then the education department in Kerala is ready to adopt the child and provide him with the best education,” Sivankutty told the media in Thiruvananthapuram.
Stating that the Left government and the people of Kerala strive to protect secular values, the minister added that a child from the violence-hit Manipur state is currently being provided education in a Kerala school.
The Left leader said that the southern state thought and acted in a progressive manner and pointed out that the omitted parts in the NCERT text books were being taught in the state by issuing additional text books in the schools.
After the video went viral, Sivankutty said on Sunday that such an incident set a dangerous precedent for impressionable young minds.
The minister said children and students look up to their educators for guidance and inspiration and sought stern action against those responsible for promoting such divisions and harmful actions.
The video, which has gone viral on social media, purportedly shows a school teacher asking her students to slap a boy for apparently not completing his homework whom she is heard referring to as “Mohammaden” and also passing objectionable remarks against the community.
Sivankutty shot off a letter to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday, expressing concern over the incident and said it not only threatens the harmony of the student community but also undermines the hard work of countless educators across the nation.
In his letter, the Left party leader sought stern action against those responsible for promoting such divisive actions within an educational institution.
“Such an incident not only goes against the principles of secularism and tolerance that our great nation stands for but also sets a dangerous precedent for impressionable young minds who look up to their educators for guidance and inspiration,” Sivankutty said.
He also urged the Uttar Pradesh chief minister to take appropriate measures to ensure the safety and emotional well-being of the students affected by this incident.
“It is imperative that the authorities send a clear message that such behaviour will not be tolerated in our society, especially within the sacred spaces of our educational institutions,” he said.
(With PTI inputs)
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