Malaysia varsity's module depicts Hindus in India as unclean

June 14, 2016 15:47

A teaching module publiched by a leading Malaysian university which depicted Hindus in India as unclean and dirty has generated a controversy and outraged the minority community in the Muslim-majority country.

Slides from the module of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) caused uproar after they were posted online.

The slides claimed that Hindus consider the dirt on the body as part of their religious practice to achieve nirvana.

After the issue was raised by Deputy Education Minister P Kamalanathan, the university said it would review the module.

"I have just spoken to the Vice Chancellor of UTM and he has acknowledged the mistake," Kamalanathan, an ethnic Indian, said in a Facebook post.

The necessary changes to the module will be carried out expeditiously. The official had "totally agreed" to his suggestion to ensure that such errors are not repeated, Malay Mail online said today.

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