Kerala HC seeks response from State on specific reason for suspension of teacher over quiz question on V.D. Savarkar
The Kerala High Court has asked the State government to furnish the specific reason for the suspension of K. Guruprasad Rai, an upper primary school
The Kerala High Court has asked the State government to furnish the specific reason for the suspension of K. Guruprasad Rai, an upper primary school teacher in Kasaragod. Mr. Rai was allegedly suspended from service for including V.D. Savarkar’s name in a quiz on freedom fighters. Justice Viju Abraham was considering a petition by the suspended teacher, which challenged the disciplinary proceedings initiated against him, allegedly for including the question “Who was the freedom fighter who received the maximum punishment from the Britishers?” in the quiz.
The answer to the question was given as “V.D. Savarkar,” he stated. Rai sought to quash the suspension order and alleged that he was being punished for including an answer in the quiz that was “not palatable to society.” He argued that there was no allegation that he had failed at his duties in preparing the question paper and that the mere act of setting a question paper should not have led to such severe consequences.
The controversy arose in a competition named the Social Science Club Freedom Quiz for schools in Kumbla and Manjeswaram sub-districts of Kasaragod. Mr. Rai had
been serving as a teacher for 22 years.
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