Two government schoolteachers were placed under suspension in Erode district after they allegedly attempted to convert some of their students from Hinduism to Christianity. District educational officer (DEO) Mathesan issued the suspension order after an inquiry.
The DEO initiated action against an assistant headmistress and a teacher of a government panchayat union school at Sellathapalayam after BJP Modakurichi union secretary Sundara Narayanan submitted a petition with collector C Kathiravan on October 9.
“Assistant headmistress Arul Mani and teacher Saranya were attempting to convert students by issuing religious books and CDs,” Sundara Narayanan said. The collector forwarded the petition to DEO. During inquiry, the DEO seized books, posters and CDs related to Christianity from their office rooms. TNN