Rajasthan education minister calls Mughal emperor Akbar 'a rapist', triggers row
India, Feb. 26 -- Rajasthan education minister Madan Dilawar on Sunday called Mughal emperor Akbar "a rapist" and said that references calling him a "great personality" should be removed from school textbooks.
"Akbar was never a great personality. He was an aggressor and a rapist. He used to run 'meena bazaar' to bring beautiful women with him and later raped them. Calling such a man a great personality is stupidity," Dilawar told reporters during a visit to a temple in Balotra.
He made the comments while responding to the debate over school textbooks being subjected to major changes with a change in government. Theminister had earlier stated that he "does not want any change, but only fix unethical statements".
"We don't need to make ...
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