The stand-off between Governor Arif Mohammed Khan and the Students Federation of India (SFI) at the University of Calicut at Tenhipalam in Malappuram district escalated to dramatic scenes on Sunday night, with Mr. Khan forcing the police to remove some banners put up against him on the campus and the SFI activists erecting them again.
There were no untoward incidents at the university till the evening as the SFI did not stage any protest against Mr. Khan, who stayed at the guest house for the second consecutive day. Hundreds of police personnel continued to stay put on the campus.
In the morning, the Governor went to Kozhikode to attend the wedding of Syed Shaheen Ali Shihab Thangal, the son of Indian Union Muslim League State president Panakkad Syed Sadikali Shihab Thangal.
