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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Special Correspondent

Hijab controversy: Coastal belt calm, but mud-slinging continues

State general secretary of Kalaburagi-based Karnataka Muslim Political Forum Siraj Jafferi (2nd from right) addressing mediapersons on the hijab controversy, in Mangaluru on February 9, 2022.

With the government declaring a three-day holiday for high schools and colleges in Karnataka to ease the tense situation over the hijab controversy, the coastal belt remained calm on February 9.The tense situation on February 8 had forced three colleges in the belt, two in Udupi and one in Dakshina Kannada, to declare a holiday even before the government’s holiday announcement.

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