Udupi, Oct. 5 -- The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI (M)) Udupi district committee has criticised the alleged denial of overnight accommodation to a young Muslim woman at a mutt's guesthouse, claiming that she was refused a room because of her religion.

According to party district secretary Suresh Kallagar, the incident occurred on October 3 when the woman from Ballari visited Udupi with her Hindu friend Shakuntala and her family. After visiting the Krishna temple, the group approached the Krishna Mutt guesthouse at around 8 pm seeking accommodation.

Kallagar said that the guesthouse authorities checked the Aadhaar cards of the visitors and subsequently refused accommodation to the Muslim woman. He claimed that Shakuntala's fami...