Photos of caste marked free bicycles that were given to students by a school went viral on social media and attracted lots of deserved uproar by netizens. This incident happened in Tamil Nadu were on bicycles distributed by Government Girls Higher Secondary School in Sembanarkoil had paper stuck on it, therefore drawing lots of criticization.
The labels were in different colors depicting different castes.
“It is unfortunate to see caste classification happening in schools. We, at Student Federation of India, vehemently condemn this,” said A Amul Castro, district secretary.
Apart from Sembanarkoil, free bicycles were also distributed in the neighboring villages such as Kiliyanur, Sankaranpanthal, Thillaiyadi, Thirukadaiyur, Aakur, Keezhaperumpallam, and Poraiyar on Monday.
“I will personally visit the school to investigate,” Collector R Lalitha said.
Later in the day, A Pugazhenthi, Chief Educational Officer from Nagapattinam, told Indian Express that, “The staff from the school have submitted an apology and said that it was not intentional.”
