“They said that to prevent excess crowds at the admission counter, such a notice was given and that it was not based on any religious preferences. They also said that they would provide application forms to everyone in the days to come," Ayyannan was quoted as saying by TNM.

The CEO said that the investigation report and the letter would be forwarded to the Tamil Nadu Minister for School Education.

“Since public exams are going on, we wanted to avoid overcrowding at the campus. That is why we put up such a notification. The notification has been taken off now. In our school, students from all religions are enrolled,” the principal of the school was quoted as saying by TNM.