Yogendra Yadav and Suhas Palshikar asked NCERT to drop their names as advisors due to the controversy surrounding the deletion of certain portions from the Class 10 Social Science textbook. This led to allegations of saffronisation of education by the government and the appointment of individuals with affiliations to certain political parties as advisors. Yadav and Palshikar felt that their association with NCERT could be used to legitimise the controversial changes. The move was seen as a way of dissociating themselves from the controversy and maintaining their academic integrity.