“As soon as our party forms the government, in accordance with Hindu Sanatana Dharma’s values and culture, we will make it mandatory for girl students to wear a bottu [bindi]. We will propagate these messages of Hindu Sanatana Dharma across.”
Statement on a Hyderabad school controversy, asserting what a future BJP government would mandate in Telangana.
A government promising compulsory accessories has misplaced the meaning of public education.