Archive · 5 Dec 2025
Principal Transferred After Forcing Students to Chant 'Allahu Akbar'
In a school in Seoni, Madhya Pradesh, the principal made all the students chant 'Allahu Akbar' 16 times after reading the Bhagavad Gita.
This made the students' parents and some Hindu groups very angry.
They protested at the school and demanded that the principal be removed.
The police came to control the situation, and the principal was later transferred to a different office.
The protestors also want strict action to be taken against the principal.
A government school principal in Seoni, Madhya Pradesh, was transferred after allegedly forcing students to chant 'Allahu Akbar' 16 times.
The incident occurred on December 1, during a Bhagavad Gita reading session.
Parents and Hindu organizations protested, demanding the principal's removal and suspension.
The local police and District Education Officer intervened to pacify the protestors.
The protestors submitted applications at the Ari police station seeking strict action against the principal.
- Who
- Parents, Hindu organizations, and students of a government higher secondary school in Seoni, Madhya Pradesh
- What
- Protest against the principal for forcing students to chant religious slogans
- When
- December 1, 2024
- Where
- Seoni, Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- Parents and Hindu organizations felt the action was inappropriate and demanded the principal's removal
Parents and Hindu Organizations
School Administration
Action Against Principal
Parents and Hindu Organizations
Demanded the removal and suspension of the principal.
School Administration
Transferred the principal to the District Education Officer's Office.
- Location
- Seoni, Madhya Pradesh
- Date of Incident
- December 1, 2024
- Principal's Name
- Pratiksha Mangarde
- Slogans Chanted
- 'Allahu Akbar' 16 times
- Action Taken
- Principal transferred to District Education Officer's Office
- Protestors' Demand
- Strict action against the principal
Sources
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