Bengaluru school after sending email to alumni saying, “Change Gyanvapi mosque to Gyanvapi temple on Google Maps”, give clarification

After surfacing a controversial email sent to alumni asking them to change the name of Gyanvapi Mosque to Gyanvapi Temple on Google Maps, New Horizon Public School in Bengaluru has come up with its clarification, saying that the email was sent “without proper screening procedures”.

“Reports of the email sent out about disrespecting certain religious sentiments have come to our notice and the issue is being handled with the highest priority. We wish to clarify that the email was sent without proper screening procedures that are required in all our email communications. We take pride in the cultural and religious diversity of India, we practice the same in the letter and spirit every day with everything we do at our school,” the school said in a statement.

The email sent to the alumni read, “Request to everyone. Please update on Google map as a Gyanvapi Temple instead of a gyanvapi mosque. You are requested to do it and ask our Hindu brothers and sisters to do it till google updates these changes. Please open the google map. Search for Gyanvapi Temple but you will see it as gyanvapi mosque. Touch on /Click on – Suggest an edit. Touch on – Change the name or other details write as “Gyanvapi Temple” and mention as “Hindu Temple”. submit it. Gyanvapi Masjid.”