New Delhi, April 19 -- Kerala Education Minister V. Sivankutty on Saturday criticized the BJP-led central government over its decision to give Hindi titles to English medium textbooks of NCERT, calling it against the "federal" principles of the nation.

Speaking to ANI, Sivankutty said that a letter has been sent to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan regarding the issue, and this matter will be raised in the upcoming NCERT meeting.

"We had earlier expressed strong protest against assigning Hindi titles to English medium textbooks. However, the Centre has not taken any corrective action so far. That is why a letter has been sent to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan regarding the issue. Assigning Hindi names to English-m...