Karnataka Hijab Row: Man Utd Footballer Paul Pogba, Nobel Laureate Malala React

He shared a video of saffron-clad mobs heckling hijab-wearing Muslim women in educational institutes across India.

Amidst the ongoing hijab controversy in Karnataka, Manchester United player Paul Labile Pogba on Thursday, 10 February, shared a video on Instagram of mobs donning saffron scarves heckling hijab-wearing Muslim women in educational institutes across India.

The visual, shared by the Muslim footballer as an Instagram story, was captioned, "Hindutva mobs continue to harass Muslim girls wearing Hijab to college in India."

Six Muslim students, on 1 February, were denied permission to enter a classroom after they refused to remove their hijab at the government Pre-University College in Udupi, Karnataka.