Mumbai School Sacks Principal Over Hamas Posts; She Calls Action ‘Politically Motivated’
8 May 2024 | The Indian Express
The management of Somaiya School in Mumbai on Tuesday terminated the service of its principal Parveen Shaikh, days after she came under criticism over her posts on Hamas-Israel conflict on social media platform X, even as she termed it “politically motivated”.
In a statement issued Tuesday evening, Somaiya Vidyavihar, which runs the school, stated, “Recently, it has come to our attention that the personal social media activities of Ms Parveen Shaikh, who holds a leadership position at The Somaiya School, have been starkly misaligned with the values we cherish… We strongly support the right to freedom of expression, yet we recognize that it is not absolute and must be exercised with responsibility and respect for others… Given the gravity of concerns, and after careful consideration, the management has discontinued Ms. Parveen Shaikh’s association with Somaiya Vidyavihar to ensure that our ethos of unity and inclusivity is not compromised…”