Recalling the days when he served as the South Zone DCP, Bhagwat said the four minarets of the historic Charminar were more than architectural wonders.
New Zealand Police said work to develop the hijab for its uniform began in late 2018 in response to a request from police staff who visited secondary schools.
On his YouTube channel, the Bangladesh cricketer has now opened up and has apologised for his actions which triggered waves of criticism on social media.
The LGBT community faces widespread discrimination in the South Asian country, with a colonial-era law still in place that punishes gay sex by prison terms, though enforcement is rare.
In an official statement on Wednesday, the government said that it "strongly deplores the personal attacks in unacceptable language on President Emmanuel Macron in violation of the most basic standards of international discourse".