A school teacher in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu is accused of allegedly trying to convert students by asking them to recite Christian prayers and claiming that Bhagavad Gita is evil.
A complaint has been lodged against Beatrice Thangam, tailoring and sewing teacher in Government Higher Secondary school in Kannattuvilai in the district by parents of a Class VI student.
According to media reports, the teacher made objectionable comments about Hindu deities and beliefs. The student alleged that the teacher asked the class to read the Bible. When the students told her that they are Hindus, the teacher claimed that Bible has good things while Bhagavad Gita is evil.
The teacher is also accused of asking the students to make the sign of the cross, and kneel down and recite Christian prayers with folded hands.
The school has suspended the teacher following the allegations.
