Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala general education minister V Sivankutty has directed the school in Kochi to allow student to wear hijab in school.

The minister made a social media post in this regard on Tuesday evening close on the heels of the parents of the student reportedly agreeing to adhere to the school's uniform norms.

The St. Rita's public school at Palluruthy in Kochi was caught up in the hijab row on Monday after a student in class VIII was not allowed to wear hijab in the school citing that it was against the school's prescribed uniform. With some sections trying to create tension at the Christian management school over the issue on Monday, the school declared a holiday for two days.

Ernakulam (Kochi) MP Hibi Eden, who took part in mediatory talks on Tuesday, told reporters that

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