Tamil Nadu: Caste-related question in history exam lands Periyar University in trouble

New Delhi: In Tamil Nadu's Periyar University, MA second semester students in a history exam were asked, "Which one is the lower caste that belongs to Tamil Nadu?” The question since then has created an uproar amongst students.

The controversial question was asked under Part A of the paper, that focused on the 'Freedom Movement in Tamil Nadu from 1880 CE to 1947 CE'. The question had four options to choose from - Mahars, Madars, Ezhavas and Harjans

The question went viral on social media, and netizens slammed the Periyar University and its Department of History for setting such a question. Former Chief Minister, K. Palaniswami said: “Is the DMK’s Dravidian politics of social justice now revolving around ridiculing the ideology of Periyar and promoting caste inequality among students through such questions in a semester examination."

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A Salem-based social activist Rajesh Chandran told IANS, “It’s really bad on the part of the university to have set such a question for the History exam paper. They should at least understand that the University is named after one of the greatest social reformers of the state on whose ideology Dravidian politics have evolved in the state."

According to PTI, the Registrar of Periyar University, D. Gopi, stated that the varsity will take action against the wrong doers. “When we conducted an enquiry, teachers who set the question paper said that it is part of the syllabus. This could have been avoided," he said.

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