The rangoli was reportedly designed on Republic Day and replaced the Ashoka Chakra in the Indian National Flag with Karnataka’s state map in the center.

Bengaluru is back with yet another ‘problematic take’ on the state of Karnataka and its status in the country, and this time, it’s a college student who ended up making some questionable headlines.

A Republic Day flag decoration at RVITM in Bengaluru, featuring Karnataka's map in place of the Ashoka Chakra, sparked online controversy.

The design, featured in a Reddit post, showed the Indian tricolour with Karnataka’s map replacing the Ashoka Chakra, leading to allegations of disrespecting the national flag. Another student of ...