Academicians
have urged the government to take immediate action and remove information from
the textbook on health and hygiene, Xinhua news agency reported.
The
book titled New Healthway is aimed at 12-year-old students.
"The
strongest argument that meat is not essential food is the fact that the Creator
of this Universe did not include meat in the original diet for Adam and Eve. He
gave them fruits, nuts and vegetables," says a chapter in the book.
It
adds: "They (non-vegetarians) easily cheat, tell lies, forget promises,
are dishonest and tell bad words, steal, fight and turn to violence and commit
sex crimes."
Indian
Human Resource Development Minister M. M. Pallam Raju has described
the
content in the book as "unfortunate and an occasional aberration".
"Sensitivities
of communities have to be kept in mind and state bodies have to stay alert
about the textbook content which reaches children across the country," he
said.--NNN-BERNAMA
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