Mumbai: After being lambasted by academicians and opposition leaders over the recent book row, state education minister Vinod Tawde on Wednesday said that he would take a re-look at the books — Bal Nachiket, Bhagwan Ved Vyas which allegedly contains obscene language.
The BJP leader also clarified that his department has not disrespected or discriminated leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar while buying the supplementary books for Class I to V students. Some people have objected to the conversation between mythological figure like Matsyagandha and Parashar, which according to them has references of ‘sex’ and ‘loss of virginity’. Likewise, in the book titled Saradamata, the characters Ramkrishna and Saradamata are allegedly talking about sexuality.
Speaking on the book purchased on national leaders, the minister said, “This purchase is only for supplementary reading material. There are books on Phule, Ambedkar and other eminent figures. So singling out the books on Modiji is unfair,” said Mr Tawde.
