Overview

• The NCSC issued notices to the Telangana chief secretary and director general of police, seeking a response within 15 days on Varsini’s remarks.
• A viral recording captured Alagu Varsini instructing Gurukul school principals to assign toilet and hostel cleaning duties to students as part of self-reliance training.
• Varsini defended her guidance as a holistic life-skills initiative, insisted sanitation staff remain employed and accused detractors of editing her comments out of context.
• BRS leaders K Kavitha and R S Praveen Kumar criticized the order as caste-biased, demanded Varsini’s removal and urged the reinstatement of funding for cleaning staff.
• The episode has reignited debate over whether involving marginalized students in maintenance tasks fosters responsibility or undermines their dignity.