Students Must Be Guided By School Uniform: Vice President Amid Hijab Row
NDTV
Hijab Row: Unnecessary controversies should not be encouraged like the controversy going on in Karnataka, said Vice President Venkaiah Naidu.
Amid the raging Hijab controversy in Karnataka, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday said unnecessary controversies should not be encouraged and students should be guided by the school uniform.
"Unnecessary controversies should not be encouraged like the controversy going on in Karnataka. In a school, you are all guided by the school uniform, whatever uniform it is," Vice President Naidu said after inaugurating the indoor sports arena and L'atelier at a private school in Bengaluru.
Underlining the need to realise the beauty of diverse Indian culture, the Vice President said, "Vividhata mein Ekta, Bharat Ki Visheshta (Unity in Diversity, that's India's specialty). Alag Bhasha, Alag Vesh - Phir Bhi Apna Ek Desh (Different languages, different costumes -- yet we are one nation).
He also said that people should remember that they are Indians first.
