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Kerala 'Guru Purnima' Row This is a secular republic. Let the schools remain the same. Washing someone’s feet is regressive: Kevin Mathews, Political Analyst Pope Francis was washing the feet of many people. We all respect Pope Francis for doing that. Was he regressive?- https://t.co/RFXqF0qFrt
Kerala 'Guru Purnima' Row It’s not just the teachers whose feet were washed. There were also retired teachers, and secondly, there was a local BJP leader whose feet were washed: ＠tehseenp A student, a disciple, always pays obeisance to their guru. There is nothing wrong with https://t.co/xpFbXdXXb5
Kerala 'Guru Purnima' Row Why should the governor get involved? His job is to bring harmony: @PentapatiPullar Anything that is Hindu, the left liberals have a problem with it, be it Bharat Mata, Pada Puja, or Raksha Bandhan: @RahulEaswar #IndiaUpfront | @RoyPranesh https://t.co/ZVMoMaj8O9
Kerala’s governor and state government traded fresh barbs after videos showed students washing the feet of teachers—and, in one school, a local BJP leader—during Guru Purnima celebrations. Education Minister V. Sivankutty criticised the ritual as "undemocratic" and demanded explanations from the CBSE-affiliated schools involved, saying the practice had no place in a progressive, secular education system. Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar defended the ceremony, calling guru puja an integral part of Indian culture and questioning why anyone would object to it. The dispute has reignited ideological tensions between the Raj Bhavan and the Left-led state administration, which has previously clashed with the governor on education policy. School managements have been asked to report on the circumstances under which the ritual was conducted.
