At the center of the row on the entry of the Kashmiri doctor, the Coimbatore Hospital implemented the ‘grooming rules’ at the end of last year. Bharat News

The circular also states that male doctors should avoid “jeans, tight pants, high -colored shirts”. “Female students should not use leggings inside the hospital,” explains.

PG doctors The Indian Express It was said that the college strictly implements these rules and the authorities face those who do not comply.

The circular also states that “religious dressing” is not allowed inside the hospital. “We respect all religions,” a circular reads. Kashmiri doctor, Zubair Ahmed, has accused the college of forcing the college to “leave his super specialty seat”. After cleaning the NEET-SS, the doctor who allocated a seat in the hospital’s nephrology department was reportedly told by the hospital administration that if he would have to trim either a beard or his beard to take admission.

The doctor refused, but agreed to wear a mask to “hide his beard”. He eventually decided to renounce the seat in the hospital.

When contacted for comment, a hospital spokesman told The Indian Express“We ask doctors to follow personal hygiene and grooming because they have to deal with patients with low immunity. Apart from patient care, we have no other motive behind applying grooming code.”

The spokesperson said, “Humble and pleasant is what we need to be when we meet patients. Therefore, grooming code.”