The National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD), a coalition of cross-disability rights groups from India, has demanded an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his 바카라disrespectful and insensitive remarks바카라 on dyslexia.
The NRPD termed his remark 바카라uncalled for and totally insensitive response바카라 which tried to 바카라portray all dyslexic people in poor light바카라.
The National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD), a coalition of cross-disability rights groups from India, has demanded an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his 바카라disrespectful and insensitive remarks바카라 on dyslexia.
It said that Prime Minister Modi, in his answer to a student on a question relating to dyslexia during the Smart India Hackathon in IIT, had made an 바카라uncalled for and totally insensitive response바카라 which tried to 바카라portray all dyslexic people in poor light바카라
During the question-answer session at the Hackathon on March 2, a student from Dehradun introduced her project about dyslexia. 바카라Dyslexic children are those whose learning and writing pace is very slow, but creativity level and intelligence is quite good,바카라 she said, to which the Prime Minister interjected and jokingly remarked, 바카라Will your scheme help a child who is 40-50 years old?바카라 -- in an obvious dig at Congress president Rahul Gandhi.
As the students laughed, hesitatingly, at his remark, the girl replied 바카라Yes.바카라 To which the Prime Minister replied, 바카라In that case, the mother of such kids would be very happy.바카라
However, his remark drew flak, with many people taking to social media to criticise the Prime Minister for 바카라mocking dyslexia바카라.
The National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD), terming his remark "disrespectful바카라, said 바카라The PM should under no circumstances be making such a remark. It also displays scant respect for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 according to which this constitutes an offence. The least the PM can do is apologize for his remarks.바카라
바카라It is all the more unpardonable as it comes from a person holding such a high office. And this disgusting attitude comes from a person who had equated disability with divinity and coined the term 바카라divyang바카라.
바카라Even during the 2014 Lok Sabha election campaign Narendra Modi had used terms like blind, deaf, lame etc. to belittle his rivals. It is a reflection of a totally regressive mindset. Some of his political rivals also display the same tendency.
바카라Congress President Rahul Gandhi had called the PM schizophrenic, in the not too distant past. A hue of other political leaders have also exhibited a similar attitude. The PM should under no circumstances be making such a remark,바카라 said the statement, signed by Muralidharan, general secretary.
On Twitter too, the Prime Minister바카라s remarks drew flak.
Congress leader and forme Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah tweeted.
Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh tweeted:
" Dyslexia is one of the most common learning disorders that affects 3-7% people, (traits in up to 17-20%). It is genetic (heritable) that affects reading, writing & hence learning skills but not a marker for intelligence. Poor judgment by the PM to mock a neurological condition. "
Priyanka Chaturvedi (Spokesperson, INC) also called the PM "insensitive" and a man "who doesn바카라t mind mocking them for political point scoring." Along with her tweet, she also shared a photo asking the nation to vote for an educated Prime Minister.