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After a fewer months of comparative calm, Kerala University witnessed melodramatic scenes connected Wednesday during a legislature meeting, the archetypal to beryllium held successful astir 4 months.
The gathering descended into chaos pursuing protests implicit alleged casteist remarks made by C.N. Vijayakumari, Head of the Sanskrit Department and Dean of the Faculty of Oriental Studies, against probe student Vipin Vijayan.
Tensions flared erstwhile Prof. Vijayakumari attended the league contempt objections from Left-aligned Senate members, who staged a protestation holding placards and demanded her expulsion from the meeting. Vice Chancellor in-charge Mohanan Kunnummal, however, refused to region her, starring to heated exchanges betwixt Left and BJP-backed members. Congress-aligned members urged that the proceedings proceed without disruption, fixed the value of the issues connected the agenda.
Prof. Vijayakumari, who remained contiguous throughout, signaling the protests connected her mobile phone, which further provoked the agitating members. The gathering was aboriginal adjourned aft passing authoritative resolutions and paying tribute to erstwhile Vice Chancellor V.P. Mahadevan Pillai, who passed distant recently.
As the condolence league concluded, a radical of SFI activists blocked the Vice Chancellor’s car connected the assemblage campus, accusing him of inaction against the Dean. The concern yet led to constabulary involution to guarantee the Vice Chancellor’s harmless exit from the campus. The activists engaged successful a insignificant scuffle with constabulary unit who struggled to bring the concern nether control.
Following the incident, the Registrar in-charge, acting connected the Vice Chancellor’s direction, lodged a ailment with the State Police Chief alleging that SFI activists had obstructed and attempted to battle Prof. Kunnummal.
The Vice Chancellor has besides called for a Syndicate gathering connected November 18 to sermon cardinal matters, including the arguable Sanskrit PhD issue.
Meanwhile, remarks allegedly made by BJP-backed Syndicate members during the Senate league triggered different controversy, with SFI activists accusing them of making derogatory comments against backward communities. In response, the Syndicate members filed a ailment with the Cantonment Police, alleging that the activists had threatened them.
Left-aligned pupil and teacher groups person vowed to proceed their agitation until strict disciplinary enactment is taken against the Dean.
