LEADER of the opposition in the Kerala assembly, Ramesh Chennithala, had written to the CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury pointing out to certain media reports that alleged that role played by national leaders like Gandhiji etc were removed from the school text books in Tripura. Yechury wrote a reply to Chennithala on June 9, 2016 saying that he has enquired from the CPI(M) Tripura state committee and asked for a response to the media reports and to Chennithala's letter. He had also enquired with the government of Tripura and discussed with the minister of education in the state. Yechury, on the basis of the response that he had received from the minister of education, government of Tripura on this matter, said that the syllabus of the Tripura Board of Secondary Education clearly mentions that issues like the national movement; social reform movements; peasants and workers struggles; the role of Mahatma Gandhi, Indian National Congress, the non-cooperation movement, Subhash Chandra Bose, Indian National Army etc are part of the syllabus for Class X. In addition they also have a section on the North East: history of Assam and the revolt of 1857 to the creation of the seven sisters. The syllabus was sent to Chennithala as a separate attachment. The Social Science syllabus for Class IX is effective for this academic year 2015-16 and for Class X for the academic year 2016-17. “If you put these together, I am sure your doubts will be put to rest and so would the mischief of the media reports that certain parts of Indian history are being dropped from the syllabus of the secondary school syllabus in Tripura. The syllabus for Class IX and X must be seen together as part of the preparation for the higher secondary examination,” wrote Yechury and hoped this will put to rest the question that Chennithala had raised and show that the media allegations are baseless.