By TNM Staff
The State Platform for Common School System – Tamil Nadu (SPCSS), an organisation comprising educationists, has demanded the immediate removal of Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi from his post for “violating his oath of office.” The Governor, who was invited as the chief guest for an event at Madurai’s Thiagarajar Engineering College, allegedly urged the students to chant ‘Jai Sri Ram’ slogans.
In a statement, SPCSS said that the Governor was invited by a Government-aided college on April 12 as the chief guest to distribute prizes to the winners in a literary contest. However, while delivering his address, Ravi asked the students to chant the name of a God of a particular religion thrice, SPCSS said.
“Mr. R. N. Ravi was invited as the Chief Guest in his capacity as the Governor of the State of Tamil Nadu. He was not invited as a preacher of a particular religion. He was not asked to give a religious sermon,” SPCSS wrote.
Strongly condemning the Governor’s conduct, SPCSS pointed out that the college where he made the students chant religious slogans was functioning out of the Grant-in-Aid provided by the Government of Tamil Nadu and Government of India.
“Education is a secular activity. Managements of Educational institutions are the agents of the Government, with responsibility to impart education as per the vision and provisions of the Constitution of India. In classroom activities and official functions the students should not be given any religious instructions and no one should instruct students to chant the name of a God of a particular religion,” they said.
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