SRFTI students stage protest at IDSFFK venue over alleged attack on students on the campus
Students from the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute protested at a film festival in Kerala following an alleged violent confrontation on their campus. The conflict reportedly began after students questioned an event hosted by an organization linked to the Sangh Parivar.
Why it matters
The incident reflects ongoing tensions regarding political expression and ideological clashes within Indian academic and cultural institutions.
Present and past students of the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) staged a protest in front of the Kairali theatre complex, the venue of the ongoing 18th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Keralam, on Sunday in protest against the alleged attack on students at the SRFTI campus earlier in the day.
According to a statement from the SRFTI Students Union, the issues began when the students questioned the institute’s decision to allow an event by the Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat (ABGP) in the campus without informing the student community. The ABGP members present at the venue confronted the students and attempted to remove them from the theatre. The union alleged that the situation escalated into physical violence against students.
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