Indian state confiscates ‘blasphemous’ textbook

Ampareen Lyngdoh, education minister of Meghalaya state, says she is “appalled” and condemns the portrayal of Christ in the textbook which is meant for young children.
Lyngdoh said Saturday that the government has seized all copies of the textbook from schools and bookshops in Meghalaya.
The controversial textbook was published by a New Delhi-based publisher and was being used by a chain of privately run primary schools in Meghalaya. More than 70 percent of Meghalaya's 2.32 million population are Christians.