'Go to Pakistan': Amid Row, Thrissur School Owner Retracts Msg to Students Who Skipped Aug 15 Event
Parents and a student group condemned the remarks after he allegedly said absent students should go to Pakistan and warned they could be barred from classes.
- Raju Davis, owner of Dr Raju Davis International School in Mala, Kerala, faces public backlash after telling parents that students absent from Independence Day celebrations should "go to some other country like Pakistan" and "do not deserve to live here."
- The school management had made attendance mandatory for Independence Day events, with Davis arranging buses on all routes at a cost of ₹1 lakh to ensure participation, later portraying absent students as lacking patriotism in a WhatsApp group message.
- Davis allegedly criticized parents, saying their children were becoming "defiant and arrogant" due to non-participation, and threatened to bar students who missed the programme from attending future classes.
- The Students Federation held a protest march to the school condemning the remarks, while the IUML and SDPI submitted petitions to police, though authorities told Onmanorama that no formal case has been registered yet.
- Following the controversy, Davis issued a message defending his remarks before withdrawing the statement, saying, "I am withdrawing the statement and am saddened that it has caused pain to people.
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A controversial voice note attributed to the owner of Dr. Raju Davis International School in Thrissur, Kerala, has surfaced. He lashed out at students and their parents for not attending Independence Day celebrations, saying those who can't celebrate August 15th should go to Pakistan. Following widespread protests and demonstrations by the KSU and SFI, he clarified his statement and apologized.
'Go to Pakistan': Amid row, Thrissur school owner retracts msg to students who skipped Aug 15 event
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Go to Pakistan: Kerala pvt school owner tells Aug 15 absentees
Thrissur: The owner of a private school in Kerala sparked controversy after posting a message in a parents’ WhatsApp group stating that students who skipped the Independence Day celebrations should “go to Pakistan” and were unworthy of living in India. Raju Davis, the owner of Dr Raju Davis International and Sainik School in Mala, Thrissur, reportedly sent the voice note after Independence Day celebrations in school, said media reports on Sunday…
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