Vishva Hindu Parishad working president Alok Kumar has called for a full investigation into claims that a Class II Hindu student at a private Hyderabad school was assigned to learn and recite the Kalma and Surah Al-Fatihah as homework. He described the matter as deeply concerning and urged the Telangana government to determine if the action was by an individual teacher or part of a broader effort to teach religious content to minors. Kumar explained the Kalma as an Islamic declaration of faith and questioned its assignment to a Hindu child, while stressing the need to preserve communal harmony. The issue arose after parents of a six-year-old at Success School in Saidabad reported the homework diary entries, which spread on social media and led to protests. The school dismissed the teacher, and police are reviewing the case. An advocate filed a complaint seeking an FIR against the management and staff, alleging compulsion of students to recite Quranic prayers outside the curriculum. The complaint highlights potential violations under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and notes the students are minors. BJP Telangana president N. Ramachander Rao accused the Congress government of appeasement politics that encouraged such incidents, labeling it education jihad and holding the chief minister responsible for inaction.
