Ambedkar Cartoon row: Ex-NCERT advisor's office attacked - NewsX
- 5 years ago
The office of Prof Suhas Palshikar, who resigned as NCERT adviser following the row over B R Ambedkar's cartoon in school textbooks was attacked today in Pune. They damaged furniture in his office located in the Pune University campus. Palshikar however was unharmed. 3 persons have been damaged. A Republican Panther of India spokesman claimed responsibility for the attack, saying the cartoon amounted to an "insult" to the Dalit icon Dr Ambedkar.
Prof Palshikar was a member of the HRD ministry's textbook development committee, which had approved the Class XI social science textbook that contained the cartoon. He along with Yogendra Yadav had stepped down after the row erupted.
Prof Palshikar was a member of the HRD ministry's textbook development committee, which had approved the Class XI social science textbook that contained the cartoon. He along with Yogendra Yadav had stepped down after the row erupted.