Mumbai school’s Muslim principal forced to resign for pro-Palestine post
Mumbai: The management of a reputed school in Mumbai has forced its Muslim principal to resign reportedly for liking social media posts deemed as pro-Palestine and sympathetic towards Hamas.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the aide of Parveen Shaikh, the principal of Somaiya School in the Vidyavihar area, said, she was called by the school management for a formal meeting and asked to resign over her comments and likes on social media platform X on the issue of Palestine and the ongoing Israeli aggression in Gaza.
“In the meeting, they (school management) said this (comments/likes) was not acceptable and asked her to resign. However, she refused to resign,” the aide said.
Thereafter, for the next two days, she was pressured by the management to quit her post, according to her aide.
The issue came to light after a web portal published a report highlighting the principal’s comments/ likes on her X handle that were deemed as pro-Palestine and sympathetic towards Hamas.
Shaikh has been associated with the school since the last 12 years and took charge as the principal seven years ago.
