President- Indian Christian Voice & Former Vice-Chairman Minorities Commission, Dr. Abraham Mathai has slammed the act.
A Christian Headmistress, of a government school in Tamil Nadu on India’s 75th Independence Day, had refused to hoist the tricolor. She had said that she worships only Jesus and cannot bow her head to anything else. Residents of the village have lodged a complaint against her alleging discriminatory behavior towards Hindu students.
Tamil Selvi, who is the Headmistress of a Government Higher Secondary School in Bedarahalli in Dharmapuri district.Selvi who was to retire from the job two years ago, but as the government had upgraded the age limit to 60 years during the Covid-19 pandemic, she is to retire this year. She has been working in the school for the past 4 years.
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On August 15, as a part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations across the nation, a grand flag hoisting ceremony was organized in the school. Nearly 500 attendees including 300 students, their parents, and the influential people of the village were present for the event.
According to Tamil Samayam, they requested the HM to hoist the flag as a gesture as she is retiring this year. But she refused to hoist the flag saying she cannot offer salutations to anything other than Jesus and won’t salute the flag.
The villagers then asked Assistant HM Murugan to hoist the flag. Later they reportedly requested her to distribute the Thirukkural books as prizes for students who won competitions. But she declined the request.
Following the incident, villagers have given a complaint to the Chief Educational Officer(CEO) of Dharmapuri district to initiate action against her
She has also been accussedAccusations of not providing a local holiday for Hindu festivals and harassing girl students who wear bindi.
President- Indian Christian Voice & Former Vice-Chairman Minorities Commission, Dr. Abraham Mathai has slammed the act.
“Refusing to hoist the flag on independence day is an act of rebellion and an insult to the sacrifices made by the freedom fighters who selflessly put their lives on the line to free the nation from the clutches of imperial rule”, Mr. Mathai said.
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