Kodarma: In a bizarre incident, Jharkhand Education Minister Neera Yadav paid homage to former president of India APJ Abdul Kalam at an event in Kodarma by garlanding his photo which is considered inauspicious as it used to pay respect to a person after his death according to the Hindu tradition.
The incident has raised questions over the lack of knowledge of a state Education Minister as she paid homage to a living person.
Not just Yadav, Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Manish Jaiswal, the principal of the school where the event was held were among several other people present. It is shocking that none of the numerous people present knew that they were paying homage to a person who is still alive.
Yadav was invited as the chief guest for the event where she inaugurated the smart classes. Before the inauguration, she garlanded the photo of the former president.
Facing flak over the act, Yadav said that in such schools, photos of great leaders are also garlanded to honour them and is a way to pay respect. She also added that Kalam is a great scientist and there is nothing objectionable in garlanding the picture of a leader.
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