Tensions flared at the Central University of Kerala (CUK) as student organisations voiced outrage over the reinstatement of Efthikar Ahamed B., an Assistant Professor in the Department of English, who is facing allegations of sexual harassment.
The decision of Vice-Chancellor-in-charge K.C Baiju to revoke the suspension triggered widespread condemnation and demonstrations on the campus on Tuesday.
Students Federation of India activists staged a protest near the V-C’s office, symbolically besieging the premises with posters demanding Dr. Ahamed’s removal. Similarly, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad workers blocked Registrar M. Muraleedharan Nambiar’s vehicle, demanding justice for the victim and accountability from the varsity authorities.
