Bengaluru, Jul 29: Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar on Tuesday criticised BJP-led Karnataka government for limiting or omitting various topics including chapters on 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan and his father Hyder Ali.
Speaking to media here at Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) office, Shivakumar said Congress will not allow BJP government in Karnataka to "divert history".
"Tipu Sultan does not belong to one caste or a class. He is part of the history of this country. BJP government has removed chapters related to him for its political advantage. It is their decision whether they celebrate Tipu Sultan Jayanti or not, but he is part of our history.
The President of this country Ramnath Kovind came to the Vidhan Sabha and praised Tipu's patriotism during a joint session," Shivakumar said.
"The BJP government has come to power today. Our history should not change. We will not let these people to covert or dilute history. This is the stand of the Congress party. Our experts will study the pros and cons of this decision," he added.
Shivakumar further said many countries around the world have praised the Constitution, Indian history and expressed their willingness to "adapt it".
"But the BJP is trying to curtail this. We need to educate our children. Our team will also study this and we will not let this happen," he said.
The Karnataka government, in a bid to reduce the syllabus for state board schools by 30 per cent, has limited or omitted various topics including chapters on Mysuru rulers Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan from the class 7 social science textbook.
The reduction in syllabus comes as schools are closed to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the state, and classes have been moved online.
The Department of Public Instruction of the Karnataka government also limited or removed various other topics from the syllabus of class 6 to 10 as they were repeated or can be alternatively taught.
Earlier, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) had revised the syllabus for the classes IX to XII for the academic session 2020-21 in a "one-time measure" owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mangaluru, Jun 26: Agnel Rodrigues, a senior city based journalist and cine actor, died after a massive cardiac arrest, here on Sunday. He was 55.
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Shining star of mangalore, sorry to hear this. i will pray to god for his soul rest in peace, really sad for his family,
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RIP Sir, your work for the society s memorable.
heartfelt condolence .
RIP, God grants your family the strength and courage to bear his loss
RIP
Great personality no more. Cannot believe.
Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilayhi Rajivoon.
Great loss. May his soul rest in peace.
Sad news. my heartfelt condolence to the aggrieved family
Really difficult to believe he is no more. RIP
RIP sir. heartfelt condolence to the family.
Really Shocking, such nice personality of mangalore, huge loss for the Mangalore media.
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