Kerala school principal suspended days before retirement over ‘defamatory’ CM post on Facebook
The general education department cracked the whip on Javad S, principal of Government HSS, Attingal, in Thiruvananthapuram, based on the recommendation of the ADGP (intelligence). Calls and texts to the principal went unanswered.
The suspension order said the principal had posted an edited photo of the chief minister on his social media page: “Javad Subair with objectionable and defamatory content. On May 25, the state intelligence wing recommended action against the principal saying that his Facebook post will give a wrong message to society and will lead to political polarisation among students as well as teachers.
Defaming individuals using social media should be seen as a serious violation of service rules. Hence, the ADGP had recommended stringent department-level disciplinary action against the principal, who is slated to retire from service on May 31”.
The order said the code of conduct prohibits state government employees from participating in events of a political nature. Besides, his action amounted to violation of a 2017 government circular regarding government employees using media and social media.
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