Gujarat school apologises for punishing students who raised "Jai Shree Ram" slogans
India Today
Two students of Class 9 greeted each other with “Jai Shree Ram”, following which they were punished and made to write an apology note for raising religious slogans that went against the rules of the institution.
A missionary school in Gujarat’s Vapi issued an apology to students who were earlier threatened with suspension and punished for raising “Jai Shree Ram” slogans within the campus.
Two students of Class 9 greeted each other with “Jai Shree Ram”, following which they were punished and made to write an apology note for raising religious slogans that went against the rules of the institution.
The parents of the students reached the school along with members of right-wing Hindu organisations who began chanting “Jai Shree Ram” in the premises. With the situation quickly escalating, the school authorities apologised.
According to Sushil Yadav, the leader of the Hindu organization, this is not the first time that students have been treated this way in missionary schools. During Hindu festivals, if children turned up wearing anything religious or even tied a red thread in their hands, action would be taken against them, he alleged.
The video of the incident has been shared by the groups on social media.
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