A former mayor is being investigated over claims he called a headmistress who banned the hijab an ‘evil racist’.
Salim Mulla is accused of being part of a hate campaign that targeted primary school headmistress Neena Lall.
As part of attempts to help children integrate into British society, she banned the Islamic headscarf and fasting for pupils under eight at St Stephen’s Primary in Newham, East London.
But the school is said to have been bullied into reversing the move after it received ‘ridiculous oppression and intimidation’ in emails and online comments from around the country.