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Uproar in Lok Sabha over Ambedkar cartoon
Updated On: 11 May, 2012 12:36 PM IST | | Agencies
A cartoon on Dalit icon Dr. B.R. Ambedkar printed in an NCERT textbook created a storm in the Lok Sabha Friday with some members saying it was insulting and should be withdrawn
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The Lok Sabha was adjourned till noon after uproar over publication of the cartoon depicting B R Ambedkar in a NCERT textbook
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The uproar, which began soon after the house met, led to the Lok Sabha being adjourned till noon.u00a0
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The issue of the cartoon, which also features Jawaharlal Nehru and was published in the textbook for Class 11, was raised by Thol. Thirumavalavan of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal, a Tamil Nadu-based party.
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He was supported by MPs cutting across party lines.
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A woman sits in front of portraits of BR Ambedkar. Photo: AFP
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