In 1999, various articles were printed regarding the matter in Punjab's longest-established newspaper, The Tribune, such as: "the military action at Saragarhi is taught to students the world over and particularly to students in France."[24] Although there seems to be no evidence for this claim (it is not, for example, on France's national school curriculum),[25] the news was enough to provoke political debate, and the battle has been taught in schools in Punjab since 2000: