Teacher Fired for ‘Teaching Kalma’ in Haryana School after Protest by Parents, Right-Wing Group
Sushil Manav | 17 May 2025 | The Print
A teacher at Saraswati Vidya Mandir School in Haryana’s Panipat has been dismissed following complaints by parents that she allegedly taught Kalma to Class 8 students. It has been alleged that Sanskrit teacher Mahzeeb Ansari, also addressed in the school as “Mahi”, conducted a lecture after the morning assembly two days ago, during which she is said to have taught the students to recite the Islamic verses.
After some students purportedly recited the Islamic verses at home, concerned parents came together to approach the school authorities Saturday, accompanied by members of right-wing outfit Hindu Mahasabha. The police also arrived at the scene…