Teach students about Keeladi: Minister to teachers
Trichy: School education minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi urged teachers to teach students about Keeladi and its historical importance while the Union govt is resisting to present the real history of Tamil culture.
Speaking at an introductory event of his new book on National Education Policy (NEP) at Jamal Mohammed college on Friday, the minister said the book was written to oppose the NEP as it was against students, parents and every other stakeholder.
Nagapattinam VCK MLA Mohamed Shanavas, who spoke before the minister, also accused the Union govt of attempting to "erase" and attack Tamil Nadu's rich history. "It's there for everyone to see.
Despite enough scientific evidence, the Union government continues to undermine the Keeladi finding and question it," he said.
About 350 teachers and headmasters from across the district, along with around 100 other attendees, participated in the event. Earlier in the day, the chief educational officer had convened a meeting at the same venue with high school and higher secondary school headmasters to discuss admissions and the post-reopening status in their schools.
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Meanwhile, some teachers said they did not attend the event willingly. "Apparently, a directive was sent from the education department to our headmaster asking that ten teachers attend the event. The HM asked me to go, so I came. But given a choice, I wouldn't have travelled this far for something unrelated to my work," said a govt schoolteacher who left the hall as soon as the minister's speech ended. A headmaster from a govt-aided school, who had also attended the earlier official meeting, said, "It's unfair to keep us back for another two and a half hours for what feels more like a political event than an official one relevant to us.
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