BJP promises mandatory tilak for Hindu students in Telangana amid 'Kalma' homework row
Union Minister of State Bandi Sanjay Kumar stated that a BJP-led government in Telangana would mandate the wearing of bottu (tilak) and bangles for Hindu students. His remarks follow a dispute involving a second-grade student who was reportedly asked to write 'Kalma' as part of their school homework in Hyderabad. Sanjay alleged that the school's administration is deliberately undermining Hindu traditions.