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The Hindu
6 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Minister promises action in Praveshanolsavam incident at school
A report submitted by the Deputy Director of Education (DDE), Thiruvananthapuram, on the participation of a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case accused in a school reopening event early this week has placed full responsibility for the incident on the school headmaster. Director of General Education Shanavas S. has received the report on the incident that occurred at Fort High School, West Fort, from DDE Sreeja Gopinath. In the wake of an adverse report against the school, Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty said on Wednesday that appropriate action would be taken in the matter. The Minister said the school headmaster had met him and explained that an organisation that distributed school supplies to students had included POCSO case accused Mukesh M. Nair, a vlogger, in the function. However, the participation of Mukesh was a lapse on the part of the school authorities. The headmaster and the teachers could not claim they did not know the accused. No random person could be included in such events just because they were associated with a non-profit, the Minister said. 'It was wrong to involve a POCSO case accused in the school Praveshanolsavam. Such persons should not be asked to participate in any public event in a school,' Mr. Sivankutty said. The Minister had directed the Thiruvananthapuram Deputy Director of Education to conduct an urgent inquiry into the incident and submit a report.
New Indian Express
6 days ago
- General
- New Indian Express
POCSO case accused vlogger in school reopening event: Minister Sivankutty blames headmaster, teachers
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: General Education Minister V Sivankutty has said there was a lapse on the part of the headmaster and teachers of Fort High School in the capital in the incident in which vlogger Mukesh M Nair, who is a POCSO case accused, participated in the school reopening ceremony as a guest on June 2. "It was not right to allow the participation of a POCSO case accused in the event. I would like to clarify that such persons should never be allowed to participate in any school event in the state," the Minister told reporters here on Wednesday. The minister said the headmaster had visited him earlier in the day and admitted that allowing the POCSO accused in event was a mistake on the part of the school. Sivankutty also expressed dissatisfaction over the headmaster's explanation that he and teachers of the school did not know the vlogger's background as he was invited by a voluntary organisation that sponsors materials for students during school reopening. Meanwhile, an inquiry report by the Deputy Director of Education, Thiruvananthapuram, into the incident has reportedly concluded that there was a lapse on the part of the school authorities and has also reccomended disciplinary action against the headmaster. The inquiry was ordered by the Minister on Tuesday following complaints by the parents of children studying in the school. Last month, police had registered a case against the vlogger under the POCSO Act. He was accused of coercing a minor girl to appear in an inappropriate social media content without proper consent.
New Indian Express
6 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
General Education Minister V Sivankutty orders probe into Pocso case accused's presence at school event
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The 'Praveshanotsavam' programme to welcome newcomers into the world of letters at a government school in Thiruvananthpuram has courted controversy following the participation of a Pocso case-accused vlogger as a guest at the event on Monday. Following complaints from parents, General Education Minister V Sivankutty ordered an inquiry into the incident. The minister directed the deputy director of education, Thiruvananthapuram, to conduct an inquiry and submit a report. The incident came as a major embarrassment to the government that had recently taken stern action against Pocso-accused teaching and non-teaching staff and even removed a few of them from service. Vlogger Mukesh M Nair was roped in as one of the guests of the event held at Fort High School, West Fort.
Time of India
7 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Education department orders investigation after Pocso accused attends school event
Thiruvananthapuram : Education minister V Sivankutty ordered a probe and sought a report from the deputy director of education (DDE), Thiruvananthapuram, after a Pocso case accused participated in a school reopening ceremony on Monday. Based on this directive, the deputy director Sreeja Gopinath, visited the school on Tuesday and took statements from the principal and other school authorities. The education department is investigating the participation of Pocso case accused vlogger Mukesh M Nair as the chief guest at the school reopening ceremony of Fort High School. However, the school authorities blamed the sponsor of the event for Nair's participation. The principal Pradeep Kumar, said Nair was not invited by the school authorities and that the sponsor of the event invited Nair without informing the school authorities. However, the education department is skeptical about the school authority's version of the story, since posters and banners with Nair's photograph were displayed at the school way before the event. Nair presented mementos to students who achieved excellent results and gave a speech at the event. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo He also took selfies with the students before leaving. Former assistant commissioner of police O A Sunil shared the stage with Nair. Nair is an accused in a case involving the exploitation of a minor girl under the pretext of shooting reels. The case is registered at the Poonthura police station and Nair received anticipatory bail. Interestingly, the education department sent a circular on Monday to all schools demanding strict action against teachers accused in Pocso cases. On the same day, a Pocso accused appeared as the chief guest at the school reopening of an aided school.
India Today
03-06-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Government questions Kerala school for inviting Pocso-accused vlogger for event
The Kerala Education Department ordered an enquiry after a vlogger, who is accused in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) case, was invited as the chief guest at a government school's reopening M Nair, a popular vlogger, participated in the 'Praveshanolsavam', a ceremonial welcome for students, at Fort High School in Thiruvananthapuram on June Kovalam police had earlier registered a case against Nair under the Pocso Act for allegedly coercing a minor girl to appear in inappropriate social media content without proper The Deputy Director of Education, Thiruvananthapuram, has now been directed to investigate the incident and submit a report controversy comes just days after Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty revealed in the Assembly that 77 Pocso cases had been filed against employees working under the General Education Department, 65 of them teachers and 12 non-teaching added that nine of the accused have already been terminated from service and assured strict action against the rest. The government instructed that all pending disciplinary actions in Pocso-related cases more than a year old must be acted upon. The Director of Public Education has also been directed to ensure follow-up in cases where action is yet to be taken, he informed. IN THIS STORY#Kerala
