Chennai: Tamil Nadu Minister for Higher Education Ok Ponmudy stated {that a} committee can be set as much as assessment all textbooks of Political Science programs performed by all the colleges within the state as the federal government discovered content material that instigates communal violence and misinformation about state politics within the Political Science textbook for the primary 12 months in Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU).
The authorities has initiated an investigation in opposition to the Vice-Chancellor of TNOU and the creator of the textbook. The minister whereas talking to the reporters concerning the concern, learn out a portion of the textbook: “Many Indian political parties, especially those against religion like the DMK and the communist parties are converting Muslims into vote banks. The parties are preventing them from integrating into the national path. The parties encourage minorities blindly. When Muslims cause riots and violence, these parties don’t condemn that,” the content material discovered on web page 142 of the first-year Political Science books learn.
The minister stated strict actions can be taken on individuals concerned on this concern after the Vice-Chancellor failed to provide a proof. The minister additionally assured that the federal government has set sights to assessment and rewrite the content material wherever it’s required a Twitter consumer make clear different such communal parts printed in the identical textbook.
