Forum appeals Centre to continue teaching French in Puducherry schools

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The treaties signed betwixt  India and France during the merger, person  guaranteed teaching of French and usage  of the connection   for administrative purpose. File

The treaties signed betwixt India and France during the merger, person guaranteed teaching of French and usage of the connection for administrative purpose. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto

The Social Justice Forum has requested the Centre and Puducherry authorities to instrumentality measures for the extortion of French connection successful Puducherry successful the aftermath of the decision of CBSE to present three-language system successful each affiliated schools crossed the country.

In a missive to the Union Education Minister, the bureau bearers of the forum said the circular to present 3 connection look successful each schools successful the state volition person an adverse interaction connected the teaching of French connection successful Puducherry. The caller guidelines giving value to the teaching of 2 Indian languages would deprive the students of Puducherry the accidental of learning French.

As a erstwhile French colony, residents of Puducherry are legally entitled to larn French language. The treaties signed betwixt India and France during the merger, person guaranteed teaching of French and usage of the connection for administrative purpose. Both the governments should instrumentality steps to proceed teaching French connection successful schools successful the Union Territory, the missive said.

The missive was signed by erstwhile Minister R. Viswanathan, president of the forum T.N. Thanaraman and caput T. Geethanathan.

Published - May 19, 2026 01:38 p.m. IST

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