MP News: Higher Education Minister Inder Singh Parmar Calls Raja Ram Mohan Roy British Agent, Sparks Row

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Higher Education Minister Inder Singh Parmar has called social reformer Raja Ram Mohan Roy an agent of the British.

He made the statement at a function on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Birsa Munda in Agar Malwa district on Saturday. There were efforts to change the religious faith of the people through the British education system.

The British made several people fake social reformers, and Raja Ram Mohan Roy was working as an agent of the British. Birsa Munda fought against the British government’s plan to do religious conversion.

The previous governments tried to suppress the contribution of the tribal leaders who fought for the country’s freedom struggle. The British government made the fake social reformers great and suppressed the contributions of the real freedom fighters. Birsa Munda wanted to study, but only missionary schools run by the British imparted education those days.

In the name of educating people, the British used to do religious conversion. Leaving the classroom, Munda swung into action against the British. It was Birsa Munda who first fought against religious conversion and tried to save the tribal people.

Roy fought against bad social customs

Raja Ram Mohan Roy played an important role in stopping Sati Pratha, child marriage, casteism, religious dogmas, and Purdah system. He also founded Brahma Samaj.

Published on: Saturday, November 15, 2025, 11:08 PM IST