The Supreme Court of India has rejected Abhijit Iyer's plea to provide him security. Researcher Abhijit Iyer's comments on Konark Sun Temple and Odisha on social media have incited religious sentiments. The SC said that the researcher had hurt religious sentiments and bail can not be granted. Iyer in a tweet wrote that Odisha was discovered by Bengali explorers, who called it 'OriShala' and later it was named Orissa.