SFI activists injured in police lathicharge
The protest march was being taken out to the University of Kerala headquarters
Activists from the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) were injured during a police lathicharge while protesting against the rendition of Vande Mataram during National Sports Day celebrations at the University of Kerala in Thiruvananthapuram. Tensions escalated when the police stopped the SFI activists at the university entrance.
The forceful response included the use of water cannons, which provoked the protesters to scale the compound wall and enter the campus. In the ensuing chaos, two female activists were injured. The SFI accused the Kerala University Vice Chancellor, Mohanan Kunnummal, and the State government of succumbing to the Sangh Parivar's influence.
SFI state president P.S. Sanjeev vowed to continue protests to prevent the universities from falling under the control of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The SFI planned to march to the Secretariat the following day in protest of the police actions. Opposition leader Pinarayi Vijayan criticized the police for their brutal treatment of the students, emphasizing the need for peaceful, democratic discussions rather than force.
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