Textbook row won’t impact academics, says former education minister Suresh Kumar

MYSURU: Former education minister and BJP MLA S Suresh Kumar on Wednesday said the textbook revision row will not impact the academics. Asserting that chief minister Basavaraj Bommai will put an end to the row, he said the controversy will be resolved within a couple of days. “Bommai has heard views and criticism on the matter from various quarters with an open mind. He has discussed the issue with education minister Nagesh,” he told reporters.
The senior leader said the minister will meet the writers who have withdrawn their consent given to use their works in the textbooks, and explain to them the measures initiated.
Dalit forums stage protest
Karnataka Dalita Chaluvali Navanirmana Vedike state unit chief Harihara Anandaswamy on Wednesday demanded the state government to remove state textbook revision committee chairman Rohith Chakrathirtha from the post.
“The incorporation of new lessons by the committee has not only triggered controversies, but also received criticism from people of various quarters of the society. The committee forcefully incorporated lessons of BJPs hidden agenda like RSS ideologue Keshav Baliram Hedgewar’s writings in school textbooks,” he told reporters. He also criticised the committee for removing the lessons of Kuvempu as well as insulting his Naadageethe. He urged education minister B C Nagesh to tender resignation after owning up the moral responsibility for the fiasco.