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Kerala HC seeks specific reason for suspension of teacher over Savarkar question
Kerala HC seeks specific reason for suspension of teacher over Savarkar question
The Kerala High Court has asked the state government to provide the specific reason for suspending K. Guruprasad Rai, a teacher at a government upper primary school in Kasaragod. Justice Viju Abraham…
The Story in Brief
The Kerala High Court has asked the state government to provide the specific reason for suspending K. Guruprasad Rai, a teacher at a government upper primary school in Kasaragod. Justice Viju Abraham was hearing a petition from Mr. Rai, who was suspended for including a question on V.D. Savarkar in an inter-school quiz. The question asked which freedom fighter received the maximum punishment from the British, with Savarkar listed as the answer.
The court questioned whether a teacher should be suspended merely for setting a wrong question. The state government has been given time until August 17 to file its response. Mr. Rai, a teacher for 22 years, has challenged the suspension as violating the Kerala Education Act.
The Indian Opinion
This case is being framed by some as an attack on free speech and by others as a necessary correction to Savarkar's controversial legacy. Both sides exaggerate. Suspending a teacher for a quiz question is disproportionate, but the real issue is whether the question was deliberately misleading. The answer to the test will come on August 17 when the state files its response. Will the government cite a specific policy violation or merely political discomfort? That will separate fact from narrative.
Sources (2): thehindu.com, hindustantimes.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
