Girls, boys sitting together in classes against Indian culture: Kerala leader

Leader of Keralas numerically strong Hindu Ezhava community Vellappally Natesan has said girls and boys sitting together in classrooms was against Indian culture and breeds anarchyHe was responding to queries from media persons here on Sunday regarding the LDF governments gender neutral policy of same uniforms for both girls and boys and in coed schools where students of both sexes are taught togetherNatesan considered to be very close to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said We SNDP are not in favour of girls and boys sitting together in classrooms We have a culture of our own We are not living in America or EnglandAlso readKerala Police register case against friskers who forced girls to remove undergarments in NEET examOur culture does not accept boys and girls hugging and sitting together You do not see this happening in educational institutions of Christians and Muslims the SNDP general secretary said He however said such things are happening in educational institutions managed by the Nair Service Society NSS and Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam SNDP NSS and SNDP are two major Hindu caste outfits in the state Such behaviour breeds anarchy and you can see that in the colleges managed by Hindu organisations he said and added that it was one of the reasons why such institutions do not get good grades or funding from the University Grants Commission UGC He further said that those below 18 years of age or young adults in colleges should not be sitting together and hugging each other when they are still studying Once the children grow up and attain maturity they can do whatever they want Natesan saidHowever children sitting together and hugging each other is not desirable in India and it is dangerous he said Natesan also said that it was unfortunate that the LDF dispensation was succumbing to religious pressure despite calling itself a secular government and not sticking to some of its decisions oft late It sends a wrong message to society he said He was referring to the recent government announcement that it was not going to decide what uniforms children should wear or whether they should attend mixed schools after facing criticism from various Muslim organisations regarding their gender neutral education policyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever