Opposition parties and minority groups in India's Karnataka state are angry that the Hindu scripture, Bhagvad Gita, must be taught in schools.
The state authorities recently directed schools to teach the Hindu holy book for three hours a week.
Education Minister Visveswara Hegde Kageri said that those who did not want to learn the Gita should leave India.
Opponents of the move say that the state government order violates their constitutional rights.
The state is governed by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
"Only those who want to promote religious ideologies of foreign countries are protesting the Bhagvad Gita classes," Mr Kageri said recently.
"If they want to promote their ideologies, they have no place in this country. They should leave." More...
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The state authorities recently directed schools to teach the Hindu holy book for three hours a week.
Education Minister Visveswara Hegde Kageri said that those who did not want to learn the Gita should leave India.
Opponents of the move say that the state government order violates their constitutional rights.
The state is governed by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
"Only those who want to promote religious ideologies of foreign countries are protesting the Bhagvad Gita classes," Mr Kageri said recently.
"If they want to promote their ideologies, they have no place in this country. They should leave." More...
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