Hyundai India issues statement after #BoycottHyundai trends on Twitter; Hijab row intensifies in K’taka; more
Automobile maker Hyundai landed in hot water in India after the company's dealer in Pakistan shared solidarity messages on social media over Kashmir. As controversy erupted over the Twitter post, The company's India unit shared a statement, highlighting its "zero tolerance policy towards insensitive communication".
Meanwhile, the controversy over wearing hijab intensified in Karnataka. On Monday morning , three students wearing hijabs walked into Kalavara Varadaraj government College in Koteshwara town of Karnataka’s Udupi district. Upon seeing this, other students began wearing saffron shawls as a sign of protest. The principal convinced them to not wear the saffron shawls and they entered. The principal asked the girls to remove their hijabs too. Not willing to budge, the three girls with hijabs walked out of the college.
Meanwhile, the controversy over wearing hijab intensified in Karnataka. On Monday morning , three students wearing hijabs walked into Kalavara Varadaraj government College in Koteshwara town of Karnataka’s Udupi district. Upon seeing this, other students began wearing saffron shawls as a sign of protest. The principal convinced them to not wear the saffron shawls and they entered. The principal asked the girls to remove their hijabs too. Not willing to budge, the three girls with hijabs walked out of the college.