Kayamuddin Ansari, 17-year-old resident of Mukundpur village in Deoria, Uttar Pradesh, wanted “to earn so much that my father does not have to work and I can arrange money for his treatment”. His dream seems to have been cut short, at least for now, after the boy made the mistake of scribbling “derogatory words” about the UP Chief Minister in his Class 12 Board examination answer-sheet because he was asked to appear for the Sanskrit exam instead of the English exam he had wanted to take.

“Jo mere sath ho raha hai, woh thik nahi hai. I always dreamt of ensuring a better life for my family,” says the son of a tailor, who came into the limelight recently for allegedly writing in his answer-sheet, “Main mukhyamantri ko goli mar dunga.” He says, “I’m tired of giving explanations. I never meant those words. I was really angry as instead of English, I was asked to appear for Sanskrit, about which I know nothing.”

An inquiry committee has been formed to look into the incident and take necessary steps. Education Department officials have strict instructions from “higher level” not to speak a word on the issue.

However, sources say that in the last week of June, a recommendation was floated to the examination committee of the Board to debar Kayamuddin from the 2010 examination. It was also suggested that the four teachers at the evaluation centre in Muzaffarnagar, where his answer-sheet was evaluated, be debarred from evaluation duty in the future for leaking the information.

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