Pune, May 12 (UNI) Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) on Saturday lodged the strongest protest against the reference book for VIII Standard on the subject Social Science for English medium in Rajasthan schools, in which Lokmanya Tilak has allegedly been referred as 'Father of Terrorism'.
In a statement, HJS National Spokesperson Ramesh Shinde,' We will never tolerate the insult of Lokmanya Tilak who sacrificed everything for the freedom of India. The Rajasthan Government should take serious cognisance of the matter and delete the objectionable reference in the book immediately.'
Such a reference was not caused due to oversight, but the act was carried out purposefully to insult a national hero, Lokmanya Tilak, he claimed and demanded stringent action against the writers of the reference, the printer and publisher of the book and government officers concerned.