A private school in Hyderabad has come under scrutiny after the parents of a Class II Hindu student alleged that their six-year-old son was asked to learn Islamic prayers as part of his homework, triggering a controversy and demands for an official inquiry.

According to the family, the child returned home with a homework diary containing instructions to read the “1st and 2nd Kalma” and “Fateh.”

The parents said they questioned the school management, arguing that no student should be compelled to participate in religious instruction that is contrary to their faith.

The child’s aunt, who shared the incident in a video, alleged that similar entries had been made in the diary on an earlier occasion before being struck off. She claimed the school initially described the assignment as a mandatory religious practice for all students but later said it had been written by mistake.