Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has supported protests in Jammu demanding Hindu-only admissions at the Vaishno Devi medical university, questioning the use of funds from Hindu religious institutions for students of other faiths. He claimed "not a single Hindu child studies on Waqf money." Conversely, J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah stated admissions were merit-based, suggesting that religious-based admissions would contradict secularism. Hindu groups are protesting the selection of 42 Muslim students, demanding prioritization of Hindu students at institutions funded by shrine donations.