BENGALURU: In an effort to put an end to the ongoing controversy surrounding revised school textbooks, the state on Friday decided to review and remove objectionable points about 12th century social reformer Basavanna in the revised textbooks besides dissolving the Rohith Chakrathirtha-headed textbook revision panel.
These decisions were taken after a meeting between CM Basavaraj Bommai and school education minister B C Nagesh late on Friday. Panditaradhya seer of Sanehalli Mutt and others had written a letter to the CM last week claiming that 'misinterpreted' facts about Basavanna had been inserted in the textbooks and had demanded immediate withdrawal of the lesson. tnn
