After uproar, Delhi hospital revokes order barring nurses from talking in Malayalam at work
The Nursing Superintendent of the hospital had on Saturday issued a circular asking its nursing staff not to use Malayalam at work as maximum patients and colleagues do not know this language .
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NEW DELHI: The controversial order issued by the Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (GIPMER) on Saturday asking its nursing staff not to converse in Malayalam has been withdrawn. The circular which was issued by the O/o Nursing Superintendent, GB Pant Hospital without any instructions or knowledge of the Hospital Administration and Delhi Government stands withdrawn, with immediate effect, said the new order issued by the Medical Superintendent on Sunday.
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Malayali nurses union in Delhi has demanded a written apology and "action" against those responsible for issuing the Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research circular barring nurses from conversing in Malayalam.