Jodhpur:Rajasthan Education Minister Madan Dilawar sparked a controversy by calling Mughal emperor Akbar 'a rapist'. He alleged that he used to run a 'Meena Bazaar' from where he used to pick up beautiful girls and women. Speaking at a review meeting on the curriculum in the state, Minister of School Education Madan Dilawar said, "When we were students, we read that Akbar was great, but he used to run a 'Meena Bazaar', handpicked beautiful girls and women and raped them. First of all, Akbar was an invader and had no connection with the people of our country. How can a rapist be great? He was a rapist, taking his name in India is a sin."
The minister also said Akbar was not great and asked for the removal of all those references from school textbooks that term him a “great personality”. On the mandatory conduct of 'Surya Namaskar' in Rajasthan schools, he said it is being implemented gradually. "In a few days, 'Surya Namaskar' will become a regular affair in all the schools," he said.