A video shows Swami Aniruddhacharya saying that 25-year-old unmarried women have loose character. He also suggested that girls should be married at the age of 14.

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A clash between two senior Karnataka government officials stationed at Karnataka Bhavan in Delhi has triggered a political storm, amid underlying tensions between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy, DK Shivakumar.