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BJP Councillor Uma Anandan Slams DMK For Misleadingly Linking RSS To Govt School Speech Controversy & Transfer Of Govt School Headmistress

September 6, 2024
The Commune

BJP Councillor Uma Anandan of the Greater Chennai Corporation has condemned the DMK government and the education department for promoting false claims that students are protesting against the RSS in government schools. She described these claims as false and absurd and questioned whether the DMK intends to remove Tamil scholars such as Avvaiyar and Thirukkural from the school curriculum.

Speaking to reporters about the education department’s controversial decision to transfer the headmistress of Ashok Nagar Government Girls Higher Secondary School following an allegedly contentious speech delivered by a chief guest on Teacher’s Day, BJP Councillor Uma Anandan criticized the DMK government for promoting misleading narratives. She questioned the origin of the complaints, asserting that the motivational speaker, invited by the school administration, did not trespass but was officially invited.

Anandan reviewed the speaker’s address, noting that it only covered topics like previous birth, rebirth, and karma. She questioned why the Justice Chandru Committee was established if it was meant to foster values and address caste conflicts among students. She asked whether the DMK plans to remove Tamil literary works such as Thirukkural from the syllabus due to controversial comments. She expressed concern over whether teachings by Avvaiyar, who advised not visiting towns without temples or not to be without sacred ash on the forehead, might also be removed by the DMK government.

Uma Anandan remarked, “They said that he was quoting the Thirukkural and spoke about ‘Immai’ (present life) and ‘Marumai’ (past life). Now, will they remove Thirukkural? Will the Tamil Nadu government and the education department say that they will not teach Thirukkural to children.” She continued, “Avvaiyar had said all of these: the forehead should not be without sacred ash, worshiping in a shrine is good, and don’t live in a town without a temple. Now, are they going to remove her too? Are they going to remove Avvaiyar’s picture? Where are they going to draw the line on this?”

She then criticized the DMK for spreading the narrative that students were protesting against the RSS, questioning why the issue is being misrepresented. Anandan also challenged the DMK’s decision to grant special permission for Muslims to conduct ‘namaz’ in public parks in Ward 129 during Ramadan, asking if similar permission would be granted for celebrating Vinayakar Chaturthi. She wondered if the law is applied selectively based on the requester’s identity and beliefs. Additionally, Anandan accused the DMK government of removing sacred ash from Thiruvalluvar’s forehead and implied that they might next attempt to erase Thiruvalluvar himself from the curriculum.

She concluded by warning that if the headmistress who permitted the program is transferred, they will block the roads and stage a protest against the decision.

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