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Monday, February 2, 2009

School Principal, Thomas Malancheruvilla, arrested for disrespecting the National Anthem

ABVP activists ransack missionary school over national anthem
2 Feb 2009, 1703 hrs IST, PTI

BHOPAL: Protesting against the alleged insult to the National Anthem in a missionary school in the Govindpura area of the city, Ahkhil Bhartiya

Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) workers today created ruckus in the school by indulging in violence, police said.

The ABVP workers staged a demonstration before the school for allegedly insulting the National Anthem during the Republic Day function on January 26.

As the ABVP activists indulged in ransacking the school property, police cane-charged them to disperse from the spot and arrested nearly 15 of its workers, Bhopal Superintendent of Police (SP) Jaideep Prasad said.

Police also arrested the school Principal, Thomas Malancheruvilla on the issue of allegedly disrespecting the National Anthem, the SP said.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

You did not include the remaining story where the principal tried to stop one of the staff from singing the national anthem and when the staff did not stop singing and when finishing the song. the principal suspended the staff on the spot.