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By Express News ServiceTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A government-aided school here courted controversy after it allegedly denied admission to a child on the grounds that parents refused to fill the 'religion' column in the admission form. Naseem and his wife Dhanya were told by the authorities of St Mary's Higher Secondary School, Pattom, in Thiruvanathapuram, that they need to fill the 'religion' column in the admission application form. The parents pointed out that the government has clarified that admission can be obtained in schools without recording the religion in the admission form. In the wake of protest from the parents, the school decided to admit the child. However, Naseem and Dhanya have decided not to admit their child in the school..