“Tata Institute of Social Science suspends PhD scholar and SFI member for ‘reject BJP’ protest outside parliament, anti-national activities”, Opindia, April 20, 2024:
“A PhD candidate at the Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS) was suspended for two years for “repeated misconduct and anti-national activities” on 18th April. The Progressive Students Forum (PSF) claimed that Ramadas Prini Sivanandan’s involvement in a protest march in Delhi in January against the central government’s purportedly anti-student policies was a factor in the decision. However, the institute’s administration has asserted a “serious violation of discipline code made for students.”
The suspension order also restricted the student from all TISS campuses and cited a show-cause letter that was delivered to him on 7th March that questioned his participation in the march and listed several other actions on the Mumbai campus of the university.
The suspension decision mentioned a show-cause notice that was delivered to him on 7th March and specified that on 17th April, a committee that was formed in response to the notification presented its recommendations. The pupil has 30 days to file an appeal…..”
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