Hyderabad, July 16 -- Calling the controversy "bigger than a teacher's mistake," BJP leader Madhavi Latha on Thursday demanded a thorough investigation into a private school in Hyderabad after a Hindu student was allegedly asked to memorise and recite the Kalma as homework, saying the issue raised serious constitutional and institutional questions.

The controversy erupted after a primary teacher at a private school in Hyderabad's Sayeedabad area allegedly asked students to recite the Kalma and Surah Fatiha as part of a homework assignment. Following complaints from the parents of the lone Hindu student in the class, the school terminated the teacher's services and permanently barred her from future employment within the institution.

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