On Tuesday (13th October), Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty, disregarding the school dress code, directed the school to allow an eighth standard female student to wear hijab in the school. The management of the CBSE-affiliated school, run by the Latin Catholic Church, had declined the female student’s request to be allowed to wear a hijab, citing the school dress code.
23-year-old Christian girl Sona Eldos from Kerala committed suicide. Her family has accused her boyfriend and his family of pressuring her to convert to Islam and harassing her.