Bangalore: A video of 4 college students dancing in a Burqa has surfaced on the Internet. The video is said to be from St. Joseph Engineering College in Mangaluru. Notably, all 4 students were suspended by the college management as soon as the video went viral on social media.

In the video, the students were seen wearing a burqa and dancing to a popular Bollywood song. Meanwhile, the audience is also applauding the performance. Reports suggest that event was organised by the Students Association during the inaugural ceremony of the association. The college administration has said in a statement that dance was performed by some Muslim students who went on the stage informally.

The video clip being circulated in social media has captured a part of the dance by students of the muslim community itself who barged on stage during the informal part of students association inaugural.
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— St Joseph Engineering College, Mangaluru (@SJEC_Mangaluru) December 8, 2022

It was not part of the approved program and the students involved have been suspended pending enquiry. The college does not support or condone any activities that could harm the harmony between communities and everyone. (2/2)

— St Joseph Engineering College, Mangaluru (@SJEC_Mangaluru) December 8, 2022

In a statement released by St. Joseph Engineering College read the performance was not part of the approved program. The students who were part of this performance have been suspended pending an inquiry. The statement further said, the college does not support or condone any such activities that can harm the harmony between the communities and everyone

Here is the video that has gone viral on social media.

Some students found dancing in Burqa at Mangaluru engineering college in Karnataka pic.twitter.com/GvxBKoZ57P

— NewsIsNews (@HarishR22588838) December 9, 2022

Meanwhile, the act has sparked a big debate on social media and several people are terming it as a move to hurt the religious sentiments of a particular community. Several users are sharing their views on this issue on Twitter.

Video of students dancing wearing burqa at St Joseph’s Engineering College in Mangalore went viral.

It was claimed that students who mocked burqa were Hindus & that’s Islamophobia.

Now, it is revealed that students who were dancing & mocking burqa are from Muslim community. pic.twitter.com/gL4Sz19uAm

— Anshul Saxena (@AskAnshul) December 9, 2022

If wearing Burqa is not wrong, then whats wrong in dancing wearing a Burqa.

— Raghavendra (@raghav2518) December 9, 2022