RSS ‘training’ video at corporation school in Coimbatore goes viral, probe ordered

Stating that it was a part of the cleanliness drive, the RSS claimed it did not conduct any training inside the school. 

A corporation school at RS Puram near Coimbatore sparked a row in Tamil Nadu when a viral video of a group of men allegedly belonging to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) conducting training at the premises started trending on various social media portals.

According to the Indian Express, the members of Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (TPDK) staged a protest in front of the school and raised slogans against corporation officials for allegedly providing permission for the RSS event. Police personnel were deployed to prevent any untoward incident.

TPDK general secretary K Ramakrishnan said, “The government should immediately take action against the concerned officials. The government should take measures to prevent such camps of RSS from taking place anywhere at corporation schools or public places in the future.”

School headmaster receives showcause notice

While talking to the media, Coimbatore Corporation Commissioner M Prathap said that the incident is being investigated as the civic body does not grant permission for any social, political or religious gathering in schools. He added that the school headmaster was sent a showcause notice in connection to the incident.

The RS Puram police registered a case against the people who allegedly trespassed into the school premises.

Meanwhile, the RSS claimed it did not conduct any training inside the school. “No shakha was held and the volunteers were involved only in cleaning activity and it is part of our annual seva event where volunteers clean public places and other institutions,” IE Tamil quoted an RSS member as saying.

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