Gujarat shelves plan to include Narendra Modi’s life story in textbooks after Prime Minister raises red flag

Modi called up the Gujarat Education Minister and expressed his objections to the move of the government.

A day after the Gujarat Education Department decided to include a chapter on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Social Science curriculum for primary classes, the department has hardly taken anytime in retracting its decision on Friday.

This sudden development came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi called up Gujarat Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama and expressed his objections to making him a part of the school curriculum.

Confirming the development Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said, “I received a call from Modiji at 7 this morning. He told us to stop this decision as he is not in its favour. So now we have decided to officially drop this idea.”

Story continues below this ad

Narendra Modi has also expressed the same in his tweets in the morning. He has tweeted that he believes that life story of living individuals should not be included as a part of the school curriculum.

Am reading in the news that some states want to include Narendra Modi’s life struggles as a part of their school curriculum.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 30, 2014

I firmly believe that the life story of living individuals should not be included as a part of the school curriculum.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 30, 2014

India has a rich history of several stalwarts who made India what it is today. Young minds should read about these greats & emulate them.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 30, 2014

The Indian Express had carried the story that the Gujarat education department decided to include a chapter on Modi’s life for classes 5,6 and 7 from June 2015.

After $102 million heist, Louvre moves crown jewels to Bank of France vault

World12 hr ago

The Louvre has moved valuable treasures to the Bank of France after a daring heist exposed security flaws. The transfer of select pieces, including France's crown jewels, was under heavy police escort. The heist, in which priceless items were stolen and damaged, has sparked national outrage and embarrassment for the government.

View all shorts

Live Blog

PHOTOS