‘Chaddi’ War Between BJP, Cong Escalates in K’taka After Protest Over ‘Saffronisation’ of Textbooks

Karnataka is caught up in a fresh political row over another piece of clothing: the chaddi or the underwear.

The ruling BJP and opposition Congress exchanged a barrage of barbs after NSUI workers burnt khaki shorts, the kind associated with the saffron party’s ideologue Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), in front of the state education minister’s home last week.

Some workers burnt a pair in front of minister BC Nagesh’s home, calling…