Government school teacher in Tamil Nadu suspended for forcing students to read Bible

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T S Venkatesan

A shocking revelation has come to the fore In Kanyakumari, where a government school teacher proselytised a 6th standard student and made objectionable remarks about Hindus, Bhagavad Gita and indulged in preaching Christianity to her students.

Only a few months ago, a girl studying in 12th standard in Sacred Heart Higher Secondary School, Thirukattupali in Thanjavur, ended her life after her school authorities tortured her for refusing to convert to Christianity. After the HC order, the matter is being probed by CBI following the TN government’s powerful evangelical controlled DMK government trying to pass it off as a normal incident.

There have been incidents of sexual assaults on students and teachers in Christian run schools in the state, and Hindu places of worship are being targeted for demolition on the flimsy ground without following due process of law. Christian pastors and missionaries openly claim that it was their alms (votes) that brought DMK into power. TN CM MK Stalin openly acknowledged this pre-Christmas event that it was their government and would fulfil their all demands.

“Sewing Teacher asks us to read the Bible. We told her that we are Hindus and we read only Bhagavad Gita. She told that Bhagavad Gita is bad and not to read. She asked us to read the Bible as it had good philosophy and would tell us stories from it,” the student tells in the video. The student also says in the video that the teacher told stories about a Christian and a ‘Satan’, referring to Hindus Gods as devils.

To a question about whether only she was subjected to such forced conversion, the student said that the teacher does it with all Hindu students. She also said the teacher makes students stitch the Christian Cross and forces them to kneel down and recite Christian prayers. District Education Officer (DEO) Pugazendhi made an initial inquiry and suspended the teacher, who is accused of promoting Christianity inside the classroom and attempting religious conversion.

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