NEW DELHI: “Bal Gangadhar Tilak demonstrated a path towards national movement, therefore, he is called as the father of terrorism,” reads page 267 of chapter 22 of the book used by private English-medium schools affiliated to the Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE).
Congress communication chief Randeep Singh Surjewala took offense to this, asking Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje to apologise and withdraw the book immediately.
“BJP is a habitual offender when it comes to rewriting history & insulting our Freedom Fighters. Bal Gangadhar Tilak ji was one of the tallest Congress leaders in the National Movement.” tweeted Surjewala.
The Rajasthan State Textbook Board publishes books only in Hindi, leaving students no other option but to use reference books in English produced by the private publishers.
