Thiruvananthapuram:
The Kerala Normal Schooling Division on Sunday ordered the suspension of a college instructor over a controversial reply in a Social Science Membership Freedom Quiz 2026 questionnaire that described Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar as the liberty fighter “who acquired the utmost punishment by the hands of the British”, officers mentioned.
The questionnaire was utilized in colleges in Kasaragod district, they mentioned.
Director of Normal Schooling Snehil Kumar Singh issued an order directing the instant suspension of Guru Prasad, a instructor at Aided Higher Major College (AUPS) Pallathadka in Kumbla sub-district of Kasaragod.
As per the order, the motion adopted a report submitted by the Deputy Director of Schooling, Kasaragod, after an inquiry into the controversy.
In line with officers, the school-level Social Science Membership Freedom Quiz 2026 was performed on August 6 for college students within the Decrease Major, Higher Major and Excessive College sections in colleges below the Kumbla and Manjeshwar sub-districts.
The Decrease Major part questionnaire contained 15 questions and 5 tie-breaker questions.
The fifth query requested, “Who’s the liberty fighter who acquired the utmost punishment by the hands of the British?” and listed V D Savarkar as the reply, officers mentioned.
The query and reply triggered controversy and widespread protests, prompting the schooling authorities to provoke an inquiry.
The problem drew criticism from the CPI(M) and Left scholar and youth organisations, which accused the Congress-led UDF authorities of permitting the “Sangh Parivar agenda” to enter the schooling sector.
CPI(M) veteran Pinarayi Vijayan accused the UDF authorities of “colluding” with the RSS and alleged that makes an attempt have been being made to cover Savarkar’s “actual historical past” and glorify him.
In line with the Director of Normal Schooling’s order, the query paper was ready by a crew of lecturers led by Guru Prasad.
The Deputy Director of Schooling really helpful disciplinary motion in opposition to the lecturers accountable after the inquiry.
The Normal Schooling Division has additionally directed the supervisor of the varsity to provoke departmental disciplinary proceedings in opposition to Guru Prasad below Kerala Schooling Guidelines.
The division has ordered an in depth inquiry into the matter and directed the Deputy Director of Schooling to submit an action-taken report after finishing the required procedures.
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