Hyderabad, May 3 -- A principal of the Somaiya School in Vidyavihar,Mumbai, has been forced to step down from her position due to her alleged social media activity regarding the Palestine-Israel conflict and the ongoing killings in Gaza.

The decision was made by the school body after OpIndia, a pro-Hindutva website, published an article targeting the principal Parveen Shaikh for expressing political views on social media.

The OpIndia article, which was published on April 24, claimed to 'expose Shaikh' and accused her of being pro-Palestine and "sympathetic towards Hamas". It also said she is " anti-Hindu", that she has "pro-Zakir Naik views" and also alleged that she is a supporter of "Islamist Umar Khalid (JNU scholar who is currently ...