NTMS protest called off after CM’s letter

MYSURU: Citizens, including progressive thinkers, who had been agitating for the last three days opposing the decision to hand over the government-run Maharani’s New Type Model School (NTMS) to Sri Ramakrishna Ashram decided to withdraw the stir on Monday.

This comes following a letter from Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa directing the authorities concerned to main status quo.

Ashram authorities are planning to build a memorial to Swami Vivekananda at the same place as the school. Before calling off the protest, agitators, including former minister Sa Ra Mahesh, H D Kote MLA Anil Chiikkamadu and progressive thinkers Mahesh Chandra Guru and Prof K S Bhagwan, joined the demonstrators to extend their support.