The Karnataka Department of School Education and Literacy transferred a teacher named Manjula Devi and initiated a departmental inquiry against her following allegations that she made communal remarks against two Muslim students studying in Class 5. The complaint by the local leader of a political party alleged that she had asked two Muslim students of a government school situated in Tipu Nagar, Shivamogga, to “go to Pakistan.” The complaint was filed by A Nazrullah, a leader of the JD(S) in Shivamogga.
Nazrullah, president of the JD(S) minority wing in the district, said the incident occurred on Thursday, August 31, while Manjula Devi was teaching. While the class was on, two students from the Muslim community exhibited unruly behaviour and the teacher scolded them, allegedly referring to their religion. “This is not your country; this is the country of Hindus. You should go to Pakistan. You are our slaves forever,” she told the students, the complaint said.
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