textbook controversy
A protest march, condemning the revision of school textbooks by a committee headed by Rohith Chakrathirtha, began at Kavishaila, a memorial of poet Kuvempu at Kuppalli in Thirthahalli taluk of Shivamogga district in Karnataka, on June 15 morning. About 200 people, led by former Education Minister Kimmane Rathnakar, participated in the march from Kuppalli to Thirthahalli.
Noted lyricist and music director Hamsalekha flagged off the march. “People of Karnataka would not tolerate insult to icons of the land — Basavanna and Kuvempu, among others. The protest would send a strong message to those insulted Kannada language and the flag,” he told the participants.
