Permission to organise Iftaar denied by administration, allege IIMC students

SEVERAL students at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), one of India's top journalism schools, claimed that the administration denied them permission to organize an Iftar within the institute premises, alleging religious discrimination.

"Permission was denied even though other religious festivals and occasions are observed on campus with official permission," a student said.

It all began when a group of students, both Muslims and nonMuslims, approached the institute's Dean of Students' Welfare on March 15 with a written application requesting permission to organise an Iftar on campus.