Kerala School Teacher Suspended after Telling Muslim Students Not to Join Onam Fest
Meera K Pisharody | 27 August 2025 | The News Minute
A teacher at Sirajul Uloom English School in Kadavallur, Thrissur, has been booked for allegedly inciting communal disharmony after urging Muslim students not to take part in Onam festivities. The Kunnamkulam Police Station registered the case on Wednesday, August 27, on the grounds of a complaint filed by a member of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI). The charges include provoking religious differences amongst students and parents.
Khadija, the teacher in question, was suspended after circulating a voice message to parents, telling them that Onam celebrations in the school would be very minimal as the school follows Muslim values and Onam is a Hindu festival. “The base of Onam is devotion. Onam is a festival of Hindu devotees. We shouldn’t encourage our kids (Muslim students) to take part in such celebrations,” she said in the message…