A brave Muslim girl from Karnataka shouted ‘Allahu Akbar (God is great)’ after a group of Hindutva supporters chanted ‘Jai Shri Ram’ to mock her hijab in the college campus. The incident took place in Mandya.
In the viral video, a Muslim girl with a hijab could be seen arriving at her college on a scooter. As she walked towards her class after parking her scooter, a group of Hindutva supporters began to mock her hijab by chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram.’ Unperturbed by the terror unleashed by BJP supporters, the girl stopped to shout ‘Allahu Akbar.’
The video was shared by journalist Imran Khan, who wrote, “#KarnatakaHijabRow when a #hijabi student arrives at PES college in #Mandya. She gets heckled by students wearing #saffronshawls chanting #JaiSriRam. She raises her hand says “#AllahuAkbar befor being escorted by college staff. Video courtesy: Digvijaya News. #Karnataka.”
#KarnatakaHijabRow when a #hijabi student arrives at PES college in #Mandya. She gets heckled by students wearing #saffronshawls chanting #JaiSriRam. She raises her hand says "#AllahuAkbar befor being escorted by college staff. Video courtesy: Digvijaya News. #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/l17IL095Bv
— Imran Khan (@KeypadGuerilla) February 8, 2022
The Muslim girl in the video is now being hailed as brave. Journalist Rifat Jawaid tweeted, “Very brave girl indeed. You need guts to take on these terrorists. Hope she remains focused to study and stay away from politics.”
Very brave girl indeed. You need guts to take on these terrorists. Hope she remains focused to study and stay away from politics. https://t.co/0wNj6g9bPC
— Rifat Jawaid (@RifatJawaid) February 8, 2022
One Twitter user wrote, “My salute this girl she is brave a gladiator.” Another commented, “Harassing a woman is not neither Hinduism nor Nationalism or Patriotism… & saffron don’t Represent Hinduism or Nationalism or Patriotism..”
Hindu students are being encouraged to forfeit their education to push the hate agenda of the BJP by attacking hijab-wearing Muslim student. The controversy was started by a ban on Muslim students wearing hijab in the Bhandarkar’s Arts and Science Degree College in Kundapur, which is a coastal town in Karnataka’s Udupi region.