Kerala, Calicut University VCs Cancel Kashmir, Pahalgam Seminars, Call Them ‘Anti-national’; Students Protest
14 May 2025 | Maktoob Media
In a move drawing sharp criticism from student bodies and academics, both Kerala University and the University of Calicut have recently cancelled seminars relating to Kashmir and recent deadly attack in Pahalgam. The Vice-Chancellors of the two institutions cited national security concerns, with one labeling a proposed event “anti-national.”
The cancellations, which followed the circulation of event posters and articles critical of the Indian government, have sparked widespread protests and accusations of political bias and suppression of dissent in academic spaces.
Kerala University is at the center of a growing political and academic storm after the cancellation of a seminar by the Department of Tamil in the wake of the recent deadly attack in Pahalgam. Scheduled for May 9, the event was halted by the acting Vice-Chancellor, Mohanan Kunnummal, who labeled the session “anti-national.”…