‘RESENTMENT OVER MODI SPEECH’

Amid a row over the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposed televised interaction with students on Teachers’ Day, Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Tuesday said his government is cooperating with the logistics keeping “delicate” Centre- state relations in mind but there is “severe resentment” among teachers and parents.

There is severe resentment about this among teachers and parents, but considering the delicate Centre- state relations, my government is cooperating with the logistics. However, the tone of the circular is not good and we will take it up at an appropriate forum,” he told reporters. “The entire official machinery is being used as a propaganda machine for one individual,” he said. Mr Chavan said he was not against children being asked to listen to Mr Modi but the manner in which it is being enforced. Union HRD minister Smriti Irani had said participation was “voluntary”.