CHENNAI: MDMK leader

on Thursday condemned the Centre for acting with a “cruel intention” to saffronise educational institutions.

The BJP government’s announcement to teach

Bhagavad Gita

in engineering colleges under the All India Council for Technical

was a “blunder,” Vaiko said in a statement.

He questioned the rationale behind introducing Bhagavad Gita for engineering students. “The saffron party has a clear agenda. It is trying to establish Hindutva, like the way it is trying to impose Hindi and Sanskrit,” he said.

Vaiko said the course should not be allowed even as an optional one.

The Bhagavad Gita issues kicked up a storm in Tamil Nadu after

decided introduce the course for engineering students.