Hyderabad, Nov. 27 -- Several workers of a right-wing organization along with a group of "Ayyappa Devotees" held a protest at the DCP East Zone office in Saidabad on Thursday morning against a police memo denying Ayyappa Deeksha attire and practices to a sub-inspector during duty.

The memo was issued to the sub-inspector by police higher-ups after he requested to be allowed to wear Ayyappa Deeksha attire while on duty.

The document was shared on social media platforms by some people and soon went viral. Several people gave it a communal colour and asked why policemen are permitted to observe fasting during Ramzan and leave office early.

On Thursday, around 50 people gathered at the DCP East Zone office and staged a protest. They demand...