Major controversy: Delhi University textbook calls Shaheed Bhagat Singh a 'terrorist'

In a shocking factual mistake by Delhi University, Indian revolutionary socialist Shaheed Bhagat Singh has been labelled as 'terrorist' in the varsity's textbook.

Major controversy: Delhi University textbook calls Shaheed Bhagat Singh a 'terrorist'
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New Delhi: In a shocking factual mistake by Delhi University, Indian revolutionary socialist Shaheed Bhagat Singh has been labelled as 'terrorist' in the varsity's textbook.

After the factual mistake was reported, many historians have come forward and urged the authorities to remove the mistake from the textbook, according to a report in Times Now.

The book which has become the bone of contention here is  'India's Struggle for Independence'.

Also, the book mentions Chittagong movement as a 'terrorist act'.

Moreover, the revenge killing of Saunders has been mentioned as 'act of terrorism'.

Shockingly, Chapter 20 of the book addresses Bhagat Singh, Chandra Shekhar Azad, Surya Sen and others as 'revolutionary terrorists'.

Many authors and renowned historians have urged the concerned officials to remove the reference from the book.

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