Vaiko protests depiction of anti-hindi agitation in textbooks

June 08, 2012 12:10

Close on the heels of Parliamentarians going up in arms over a cartoon concerning B R Ambedkar in NCERT books, another such row erupted today with MDMK leader Vaiko protesting against depiction of the anti-Hindi agitation in Tamil Nadu in Class XII books.

In identical letters to HRD minister Kapil Sibal and NCERT Director Prof Sinclair, Vaiko said "the cartoon in the textbook depicts students (of Tamil Nadu) as if they were ignorant and indulged in violence."

"This (anti-Hindi) agitation is a glorious chapter of Tamil Nadu's political history. But the cartoon in the textbook depicts students as if they are ignorant and indulged in violence. This is a total distortion of history and hurts the sentiments of the people of Tamil Nadu, maligning the historic Dravidian movement," he said.

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