‘Restore Arundhati Roy’s book in syllabus’
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Members of assorted political events, together with the DMK, and social organisations, underneath the umbrella of Coordination Committee for Protection of Educational Rights (CCPER), have demanded the restoration of author Arundhati Roy’s book, Walking with the Comrades, in the M.A. English syllabus on the Manonmaniam Sundaranar University (MSU).
They submitted a memorandum to Vice-Chancellor K. Pituchumani, on Tuesday, in this regard.
Following objection from the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), and “others”, the MSU not too long ago withdrew the book, based mostly on Ms. Roy’s go to to Maoist hideouts, and changed it with a number of essays from naturalist M. Krishnan’s My Native Land: Essays on Nature.
While receiving the illustration from members of CCPER, Dr. Pitchumani stated an academician, beforehand related to the college, had alerted that the inclusion of the book in the syllabus, three years in the past, for M.A. English, had figured in a dialogue on the National Security Council assembly, held not too long ago.
Subsequently, the ABVP submitted its illustration, demanding withdrawal of the book from the syllabus. A committee set as much as study the difficulty, too, felt that contents of the book have been “controversial”, and, therefore, it was withdrawn, Dr. Pitchumani stated.
To this, CPI(M) district secretary K.G. Bhaskaran, who was accompanied by Tirunelveli MLA A.L.S. Lakshmanan and DMK’s Tirunelveli metropolis district secretary Abdul Wahab, replied that the Board of Studies, which ought to have selected the destiny of the book, was saved in the darkish, whereas the MSU acted rapidly, following a letter from an organisation.
“The book, published by a leading publisher, has not been banned by the Central or the State governments. Instead of getting approval from the Board of Studies for withdrawing a book, the MSU acted hurriedly and autocratically based on the recommendation of a smaller committee,” he stated.
When the Vice-Chancellor stated the book was a few “struggle” and that its withdrawal was being politicised, Mr. Baskaran questioned if the MSU would take away the Independence wrestle too from its syllabi.
“It is the MSU that has politicised the issue… Ours is only a reaction to an action erroneously taken by the MSU, based on a letter from the ABVP. If the MSU acts on a letter from a single organisation, we, comprising 15 movements, now, demand the re-induction of Walking with the Comrades in the syllabus, again. Else, we will stage a series of protests against this injustice,” Mr. Bhaskaran stated.
Dr. Pitchumani stated he would think about their attraction.
M.S. John Mohamed of MDMK, K.G. Kalaikannan of Aathi Thamizhar Paeravai, K.S. Rasool Maideen of Manithaneya Makkal Katchi, M. Suresh of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, T. Purushothaman of the May 17 Movement and members of few extra organisations have been current.
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