Brahmin girl forced to eat egg at school in K’taka

A Brahmin student from Karnataka Public School in Shivamogga complained that her teacher, Puttaswamy, forced her to eat an egg despite her being a vegetarian. The student’s father, V Srikanth, who is also a teacher, filed a complaint with the education department. Srikanth informed the school authorities about his daughter’s dietary preferences and requested chikkis instead of eggs. However, the teacher insisted that eggs are good for health. The incident has caused mental distress to the student and has hurt her family’s religious beliefs.