Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of sponsoring the continuing Student Federation of India (SFI) protest against him.
The SFI, which has been on the warpath against the Chancellor for allegedly nominating Sangh Parivar candidates to the senates of Kerala and Calicut Universities, had burned Mr. Khan in effigy on the Payyambalam beach in Kannur on New Year’s eve.
The protest resulted in the arrest of several SFI workers, including its State president K. Anushree. However, the government came under criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for doing little to prevent the protest against the titular head of State.
