Motivational speaker’s superstitious speech sparks protests, headmasters transferred

A speech by Mahavishnu, a self-styled motivational speaker, promoting superstitions at two Chennai government schools triggered protests and political backlash. Both headmasters were transferred following the incident. Political leaders demanded action against Mahavishnu for spreading unscientific beliefs and insulting a differently-abled teacher. The Tamil Nadu chief minister stressed the importance of scientific thinking in education.