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A contention erupted aft Kerala University Vice Chancellor-in-charge Mohanan Kunnummal made allegedly derogatory remarks astir pupil organisation leaders during a programme organised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports successful Thiruvananthapuram connected Friday.
Addressing the event, Dr. Kunnummal alleged that galore leaders of pupil organisations were addicted to drugs and challenged them to acquisition dope tests. His remarks triggered crisp reactions from pupil groups, peculiarly the Students’ Federation of India (SFI).
In his speech, the Vice Chancellor said that radical who make disturbances connected campuses and successful nationalist spaces should not beryllium seen arsenic the spot of the country.
“When we talk astir the Gen Z, they should not beryllium misunderstood arsenic a radical that creates ruckus, hurls stones astatine buses, burns tyres connected roads oregon gherao teachers. Such ‘themmadis’ (scoundrels) are not the spot of the land,” helium said.
He besides alleged that definite pupil organisations and their “goons” had earlier protested against him, adding that galore of those claiming to beryllium pupil leaders were addicted to narcotic substances.
“Many leaders of pupil organisations present are cause addicts. If they situation me, I volition inquire them to instrumentality dope tests. Then we volition cognize however galore of them are addicts,” helium challenged.
The remarks drew beardown disapproval from the Students’ Federation of India (SFI). In a Facebook post, SFI State caput Sanjeev P.S. condemned the Vice Chancellor’s comments and accused him of repeatedly insulting students and pupil activists.
He alleged that Dr. Kunnummal was making “baseless accusations” against pupil organisations retired of resentment due to the fact that they opposed his purported “communal and arbitrary actions” wrong the university. The SFI would intensify protests if specified statements continued. Such remarks besides undermined the dignity of the Vice Chancellor’s office, helium added.
