Bhagwat was in Kerala as part of a three-day RSS camp. This time he flouted a state government order issued on January 24 and unfurled the flag at Vyasa Vidhya Peetam Higher Secondary School — an institution run by RSS arm Vidya Bharati. The government order had stated that only heads of departments and educational institutions had the authority to hoist the Tricolour. Kerala government is doing such acts out of political interest, as I can see no other state doing that." THE CIRCULARPinarayi Vijayan-led CPI(M) government in Kerala had issued a circular on January 24 stating that only heads of departments and educational institutions had the authority to hoist the Tricolour.

Source: dna January 26, 2018 23:26 UTC