BENGALURU: Former Minister and BJP MLA K S Eshwarappa on Friday defended the inclusion of RSS founder K B Hedgewar’s speech in the school books saying that it was aimed at introducing the culture of the land and patriotism.
He also hit out at the criticism and asked whether a lesson on Muhammad Ali Jinnah should be included in the textbooks as well.
Coming down heavily on those objecting to the inclusion of a lesson containing the speech of K B Hedgewar, the BJP MLA said that it was aimed at introducing the culture of the land and patriotism to the students.
“Should a lesson on Jinnah have been included in the syllabus instead of a lesson on a speech made by RSS founder K B Hedgewar? Hedgewar’s speech that was included in school textbooks aimed at introducing the culture of the land and patriotism,” Eshwarappa told media persons.
Meanwhile, the Karnataka government has appointed a Textbook Revision Committee to review the various school textbooks in the state. (ANI)