Kerala Firm on Zumba Classes in Its Schools

EXPRESSING the Kerala state government's resolve not to be cowed down by opposition from various Muslim organisations against the introduction of zumba sessions in schools, General Education Minister V Sivankutty said dragging the initiative to a controversy will only help the growth of communalism and sectarianism.

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The minister said the exercise was introduced to combat drug menace among the youth. The stand of those opposing it will spread poison in society that is more dangerous than drugs, he said. Reacting to the criticism that immodest dresses are made mandatory for zumba in schools, Sivankutty said students practise it in school uniforms. "It is mandatory for students to participate in the study exercises that are stipulated under the Right to Education Act. Parents have no choice in t