Mumbai: Virendra Sehwag, former Indian cricketer with a substantial fan following took to Twitter to call out a school textbook. Sehwag has been known for his outspoken comments earlier as well.
The tweet, posted on Sunday saw Sehwag attaching a picture of a page from a school textbook and using the word "crap" to describe a section that said "a large family cannot enjoy a happy life".
A lot of such crap in school textbooks. Clearly the authorities deciding and reviewing content not doing their homework pic.twitter.com/ftaMRupJdx
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 5, 2018
The tweet garnered a slew of reactions with some sharing similar examples.
"Whosoever has finalized this curriculum hasn't done his homework! @PrakashJavdekar ji @PMOIndia sir if this is true kindly have a look!" said a tweet that sought to draw the attention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Education Minister Prakash Javadekar.
Who so ever has finalized this curriculum hasn't done his homework! @PrakashJavdekar ji @PMOIndia sir if this is true kindly have a look! pic.twitter.com/LAbnl0kDRO
— RajðŸ‘' (@ImBylu) August 5, 2018
One post said: "Schools have to be educated first before children!!"
Schools have to be educated first before children !!
— Suman Narayana (@NarayanaSuman) August 5, 2018
The insensitive assessment of a joint family sparked outrage among many across social media.
That's what is wrong with today's education system.... pic.twitter.com/yIpksCYQ0N
— Professor (@BeerOholic) August 4, 2018
Wrong. School books should not attempt to indoctrinate children in such ways as to label grandparents as mere caretakers, or mothers as incapable, and so on.
— Second Foundation (@SecondFoundn) August 5, 2018
Hope government does something quickly about our text books at all levels ðŸ™
— Prakasha (@Prakash49830125) August 5, 2018
