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Controversy over dress circular to Kerala teachers
Monday July 02, 2012 11:11:06 PM,
IANS
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Kochi: Kerala's
education department Monday sent a circular to woman teachers to
turn up at a function in a saree and green blouse, inviting
allegations that the colour reflected the minister's party flag.
The circular was cancelled late in the evening.
The Ernakulam district official who issued it was placed under
suspension.
The education portfolio in the Congress-led government is handled
by Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) member P.K. Abdu Rabb. Green
is the official colour of the IUML.
The circular was issued by the Ernakulam Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)
District Project Officer K.M. Aliaar to 15 units in the district
ahead of a function Tuesday.
The function for handing over funds to the various SSA centres
would be presided over by Rabb and three other ministers.
Each centre will be represented by four teachers and in all 60
teachers were issued the controversial dress code.
Vellapally Natesan, general secretary of the Sree Narayana Dharma
Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam, a social organisation, earlier demanded
that the circular be cancelled.
"Who does not know that green is the official colour of the IUML,"
she asked.
Kerala School Teachers Association leader Shahjahan called the
dress code unfortunate.
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