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SFI burns Governor’s 30-foot-long effigy on Payyambalam beach

Students Federation of India (SFI) activists intensified their protest against Governor Arif Mohammed Khan by burning a towering 30-foot-tall effigy of his on the Payyambalam beach on Sunday.

The effigy was burned around 6.30 p.m. in ‘fervent objection to the Governor’s attempts to interfere in State universities.’

SFI district secretary E.S. Sanjeev said there was a concerted effort to saffronise universities, something the organisation vehemently opposed. He accused individuals appointed by Governors of acting as agents, and stressed that such interventions would not be tolerated in the State.

“The burning of the effigy is a powerful protest against the Governor’s humiliation of Kannur district, signifying the students’ commitment to resist any attempts to compromise the autonomy of educational institutions,” he said.

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