Amid the raging controversy over the Karnataka hijab ban, a video surfaced on Tuesday showing a boy at a college in Shimoga climbing up a pole and hoisting a saffron flag. Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar reacted to the incident and claimed that the national flag was "replaced" by a saffron flag at the campus. In a tweet, Shivakumar said, "The situation in some Karnataka educational institutions has gone so out of hand that in one case the National flag was replaced by a saffron flag. I think the affected institutions should be closed for a week to restore law and order. Teaching can continue online."