NCERT advisors quit after uproar in Parliament over cartoon controversy

Friday, May 11, 2012, 19:44:23 (IST)
NEWS FLASH Two senior National Council Of Educational Research And Training (NCERT) officials have had to resign after the government today apologised in Parliament for a cartoon depicting Dr BR Ambedkar being used in a Class XI textbook. The cartoon depicts Dr Ambedkar sitting on a snail and Jawaharlal Nehru standing behind him, brandishing a whip. The text alongside suggests Dr Ambedkar went slow on framing the Constitution. Today, MPs waved copies of the cartoon in Parliament and said it insulted both leaders.       Advertisement         Technical deep dives- get technical content you can't get anywhere else, directly from global experts on Dell storage Solutions. Best practices- discover proven, real-world system configuration strategies for optimum performance, efficiency and protection   Dell Storage Forum India Mumbai 2012 Grand Hyatt, Santacruz, Mumbai 18th May 2012         Unsubscribe   News updates @ www.ndtv.com

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