THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: MBBS students of Thiruvananthapuram medical college came with a rare request asking for scrub jackets and surgical hoods to be allowed inside the operation theatre replacing hijab. Seven Muslim students wrote a letter to Principal Dr. Linette J Morris asking for some good enough attire, that is suitable to maintain modesty like a hijab. The six students are from the 2018,2021 and 2022 batches.

The principal will discuss the matter with surgeons and the infection control team before reaching a decision. However, according to reports the principal is apprehensive about the move since such a dress if adopted can turn very difficult for doctors to scrub and sterilize their hands up to the elbow.

The six students remain adamant about covering their heads all the time. However the same won't be allowed inside the operation theatre which has now forced them to find an alternate option.