Former CM demands suspension of school teacher on hijab controversy

The government should not wait any longer as otherwise it will trigger similar incidents and lead to law and order problem, says Narayanasamy

Urging Chief Minister N. Rangasamy to crack the whip on the rise of religious extremism in the Union Territory, former Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy said the Education Department should suspend the government school teacher at Ariyankuppam who raised objection to a Muslim girl wearing hijab.

In a virtual statement, the Congress leader said the teacher should be suspended immediately. “Even days after the incident, no action has been initiated against the teacher. The government should not wait any longer as otherwise it will trigger similar incidents and lead to law and order problem like what happened in Karnataka over hijab controversy. The Chief Minister should not allow communal forces to raise their head in Union Territory,” he said.