Communal sensibility could have been shattered; thank God, situation is under control

By O.J.George

What happened at Newman College, Thodupuzha, during an examination for internal assessment for the Malayalam paper of second semester BCom students is prima facie appalling.

Students were asked to punctuate a passage, apparently a conversation between the Prophet and God Almighty. The passage was no doubt sacrilegious and defaming.

The comment of Education Minister M.A.Baby that no man of common sense would do this is genuine. It was Prof T.J.Joseph who was responsible for compiling this question paper.

The management has suspended this man from service. The question is what this professor was professing in his life.

It seems the government is trying to pin him down to see whether there was a deliberate attempt to unsettle communal harmony in the state.
Reports say the professor is absconding. No one should tinker with society’s peace and tranquillity.