Nun refused entry to exam hall

A young Catholic nun was prevented from taking a national medical exam after she refused to remove her cross and veil, writes Anto Akkara.

Sr Seba of the Bethany congregation was denied entry to the  Thiruvananthapuram exam hall when she refused to remove the cross round her neck and her veil. In an anti-cheating drive the federal Supreme Court has banned the half million candidates from wearing ear-rings, wrist watches, shoes  and religious headscarves.