HYDERABAD: The controversy over alleged religious homework given to a Hindu Class 2 student at a private school in Hyderabad has intensified after photographs of the student’s homework diary went viral on social media on Thursday.The diary pages, dated July 11, allegedly show the homework “Read 1,2 Kalma” and “Read Surah Fateha” written under the subject “Deeniyath”, while other entries on the same pages are listed under subjects such as Math and Computer.The homework entries also bear the teacher’s signatures on both pages.The controversy centres on teacher Shaik Aisha Parveen of Success, The School in Hyderabad’s Sayeedabad, who was terminated by the school earlier in the day after parents alleged that their child had been instructed to recite the Kalma and Surah Fateha as part of schoolwork.The school, in its termination letter, stated that Parveen had been permanently disqualified from seeking employment in the Success Group of Education Institutions in the future.BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla claimed on X that the teacher had been removed following his intervention.In a post on X, he wrote: “Success but only partially… This morning after i exposed the forcible action of a school teacher in Hyderabad to make Hindu child say Islamic prayers, Kalma etc, now the school has terminated the teacher.”Meanwhile, BJP workers protested outside the school, demanding action in the case. Police detained BJP leader Andela Sriramulu Yadav, advocate and BJP leader Karuna Sagar, and several other party workers during the protest.Addressing reporters before being detained, Karuna Sagar said he had come to question why no FIR had been registered and demanded action against the school’s principal.The school has not publicly commented on the controversy beyond issuing the teacher’s termination letter.
