Kannur / Thiruvananthapuram: Kannur University in Kerala on Friday rejected the accusation of safronization which was raised by the opposition trade union for the inclusion of RSS ideologists in postgraduate courses and established an external panel to review controversial syllabus.
The two members’ committee, consisting of experts outside the university, were asked to submit their reports within five days and further decisions about the syllabus will be taken after that, said the Chancellor of the University of Gopinath Ravindran.
The University of Kannur has witnessed the protest which was heated by the opposition student union since Thursday against his decision to include parts of the leaders of RSS MS Golwalkar and Hindu Mahasabha Leader VD Savarkar in the postgraduate courses.
“This safronization accusation is completely unfounded.
If you increase charges like Kannur University, you can raise similar charges against Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi too.
V D Savarkar is included in the JNU syllabus too,” he told the media.
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The inclusion of Savarkar and Golwalkar in the syllabus did not need to be seen as part of the Safonfonization Movement, Chancellor’s representative, who faced intense protest by trade unions on this issue, said.
“When part of their text is included in the syllabus, there must be texts from those who represent other ideologies that will help students compare both and develop critical investigations skills.
It was lost here which was the weakness I felt this syllabus,” Ravindran explained.
When asked whether the Minist of Higher Education R Bindhu was looking for an explanation from him about this issue, Deputy Chancellor said he had submitted a reply to the government.
The minister told reporters in Thiruvananthapuram that it was dangerous that communal content found a place in an academic syllabus.
Although University of the University of Indian Student Federation (SFI), the ruling CPI (M) student wing, did not oppose the syllabus at first, the state president Sachin Dev on Friday said the clothes against the syllabus and inclusion at this time the IDS Ideasalues book was “unacceptable” .
Previously on that day, activists of the Youth Congress blocked the representative of Chancellor on the University campus and did not allow it to enter the office demanding a controversial part of the syllabus.
They dispersed only after the University authorities told them about the formation of an external panel to review the syllabus.
Kerala Students Union (KSU), Congress Student Wings and Muslim Student Federation (MSF), Indian Indonesian League Student Wings (IUML) staged protests on campus on Thursday for this issue.
According to trade unions, the university has included the portion of Golwar’s books including “a group of thought” and Savarkar “Hindutva: Who is Hindu?” In the syllabus of the third semester students about government and politics.
The syllabus was not prepared by the Study Council but by Teacher Thalassery Brennen College and was decided by the representative of Chancellor, they accused.
MA government and politics are taught only at Brennen College under the University of Kannur.
Kannur University rejects safronization allegations; set the panel to review controversial syllabus
