SFI activists injured in police lathicharge
SFI activists were injured during a police lathicharge while protesting against the rendition of Vande Mataram at the University of Kerala. The protest escalated after police used water cannons and force to disperse students, leading to accusations of political bias and brutality.
Why it matters
The incident highlights growing tensions between student political organizations and state authorities regarding the ideological direction of public universities.
Activists of the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) sustained injuries in a police lathicharge during an SFI protest march to the University of Kerala headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday in protest against the rendition of the full version of Vande Mataram during the National Sports Day celebrations organised by the University earlier in the day.
The protest turned tense after the police stopped the SFI activists at the university gate. The police deployed water cannon to disperse the protesters. Soon after, the police resorted to lathicharge, in which two female activists sustained injuries. The protesters eventually entered the campus by scaling the compound wall and raised slogans against Kerala University Vice Chancellor (in-charge) Mohanan Kunnummal and the State government, accusing them of running the university as per the Sangh Parivar’s diktats.
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