Calicut varsity campus shut down after clash between students

The field of the University of Calicut astatine Tenhipalam successful Malappuram territory has been indefinitely unopen down successful presumption of the clash betwixt 2 groups of students related to the departmental students’ national elections held connected Friday (October 10, 2025).

A merchandise quoting Vice-Chancellor (V-C) P. Raveendran said connected Saturday (October 11, 2025) that classes would beryllium suspended until further orders. All the students’ hostels would besides beryllium closed down, and residents had been asked to spell home. The measurement was indispensable to reconstruct bid and to prevention students from violence, the merchandise said.

This follows the clash betwixt activists of the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) and the United Democratic Students’ Front (UDSF), a conjugation of the Kerala Students’ Union and the Muslim Students’ Federation, during the predetermination to the students’ national representing assorted departments connected the field held connected October 10. The counting of votes, which began successful the afternoon, was disrupted by the evening pursuing arguments betwixt the students. It could not beryllium resumed adjacent aft 7 p.m. Thereafter, the V-C directed the officials to suspend the declaration of results and seal the ballot boxes. The clash began aft UDSF activists alleged that immoderate of the ballot papers did not person the signature of the presiding officers.