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Parents demand ban on English textbook after child calls them ‘Ammi’ and ‘Abbu’ referring to a chapter

Manish Mittal, father of a Class II student in Dehradun, was shocked after the child addressed him as ‘Abbu’ and the mother as ‘Ammi.’ Mittal lodged a formal complaint with the District Magistrate's office, alleging that his son started addressing them ‘Abbu’ and ‘Ammi’ after reading a chapter in his school English textbook – Gul Mohar Part II textbook, as per media reports.

Manish Mittal wrote a letter to the District Magistrate seeking a ban on ‘Gul Mohar Part II’ textbook for Class 2 students in the district.

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