MP School Lands In Trouble For Asking Question On Kareena And Saif's Son Taimur

A show cause notice has been issued to the school.

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New Delhi: In an unlikely event, obsession with Bollywood celebrities and their star kids has weighed heavy upon a school in Madhya Pradesh. The school that asked the full name of Bollywood stars Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor's son Taimur in the annual examinations, is facing a major controversy.A show cause notice has been issued to the school.

The controversy erupted after the question figured in the current affairs section of the General Knowledge part of class 6 during the annual exams. In the question paper, 'Academic Heights Public School' in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district asked the students to write the full name of the son of Bollywood actors couple (Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan).

The current affairs section comprised of five questions in total.

1. Who was the first Grand Master of Chess in India?

2. Write the full name of the son of Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan?

3. Name the IAF Pilot whose fighter plane crashed in Pakistan?

4. Which team won the IPL Cup in 2019?

5. Who is the dictator of North Korea?

Problem arose when the question related to Taimur did not go down well with several parents, who objected to the question saying that such questions are in no way going to enhance a child's knowledge. Instead of emphasising on the lives of Bollywood stars, questions based on freedom fighters and popular personalities should have been asked that would be more profitable for a child's knowledge.

Expressing their annoyance, the school's parents association complained about the incident at the district education department in Khandwa, which further proceeded to the Madhya Pradesh School Education Department. In lieu of the complaint, a show-cause notice was issued to the 'Academic Heights Public School' by the department, seeking its response on the same.

According to an IANS report, District parents' association president, Anish Jharjhare expressed concern at the incident. "How can the school administration ask the students such non-serious questions? Instead of asking students about historical icons and other legends, they asked for the full name of the son of a Bollywood couple."

"A show-cause notice has been issued to the school. Further action will be initiated on the basis of their (school) reply," said a senior official in the school education department.

With inputs from IANS.

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