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Sanskrit University suspension row: Govindan backs stir, says it should go on till suspended students write exams

Sanskrit University suspension row: Govindan backs stir, says it should go on till suspended students write exams

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Actor Prakash Raj visited the Sanskrit University where 16 suspended students have been on a six‑day hunger strike after being denied permission to sit for their examinations. He criticised the UDF government’s decision, saying the protesting students are not Savarkars and offering to join them if they are not allowed to appear for the exams. Raj also called for an apology to the students. The row concerns the suspension of the students and the denial of exam permission.

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  • left · 3 outlets

    Prakash Raj backs 16 suspended students at Kerala's Sanskrit university and threatens to join their hunger strike if they are denied permission to write exams

    — The Federal

  • center · 1 outlet

    KOCHI: Actor Prakash Raj on Saturday threatened to join the hunger strike by 16 suspended students of Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit in Kalady, near Kochi, if they were not allowed to appear for their examinations. He also criticised the Congress-led Kerala government and Higher Education…

    — The New Indian Express

RSS excerpt

Sixteen students were suspended after a Students’ Federation of India-led protest during a syndicate meeting on August 13 over a lack of adequate campus facilities

Coverage arrived over 25 hours — first from The New Indian Express, latest from The Hindu.

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  1. The New Indian Express Center Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.

    ‘I will join their hunger strike’: Prakash Raj backs 16 suspended students in Keralam, targets UDF government

    KOCHI: Actor Prakash Raj on Saturday threatened to join the hunger strike by 16 suspended students of Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit in Kalady, near Kochi, if they were not allowed to appear for their examinations. He also criticised the Congress-led Kerala government and Higher Education…

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  3. 16 minutes later
  4. Deccan Herald Center-Left The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.

    Actor Prakash Raj criticises UDF government in Keralam over suspension of students at Sanskrit University

    Kochi: Actor Prakash Raj on Saturday criticised the UDF government and Higher Education Minister Roji M John over the suspension of students at Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit in Kalady near here and threatened to join their hunger strike if they were not allowed to write examinations. Raj…

  5. 24 hours later
  6. The Hindu Center-Left Kasturi & Sons Ltd. Current article

    Sanskrit University suspension row: Govindan backs stir, says it should go on till suspended students write exams

    Sixteen students were suspended after a Students’ Federation of India-led protest during a syndicate meeting on August 13 over a lack of adequate campus facilities

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