Clashes rock Kerala Univ as V-C disbands Left students’ union

SETTING the stage for a major showdown at Kerala University, Vice-Chancellor Mohanan Kunnummal dissolved the SFI-controlled university union and initiated the process for fresh elections, even as protests by the student outfit over the denial of permission to conduct the university youth festival turned violent at the varsity headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday.

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Later in the day, SFI leaders termed the V-C’s decision to disband the union a “revenge bid” and said they will intensify their protests against Kunnummal’s “autocratic ways”.