Skip to content
LOUD
Cooling downstudentseducationfree speech

Students protest at Central University of Kerala over RSS leader and suspensions

Kasaragod, Kerala, India · since Oct 6, 2026

Is it still on?

YESDay 4 and counting, since Oct 6.

Last report · checked

The Tea in three lines

Why they are protesting
Students are protesting against a Vande Mataram seminar, an RSS leader's presence, and subsequent student suspensions.
What they want
Revocation of student suspensions and an end to events associated with right-wing organizations on campus.
What changed
Oct 9: Police used water cannons on SFI marchers attempting to breach barricades at the campus.
WhatsAppPost on X

Both sides

What protesters want

  • Revoke student suspensions
  • Stop right-wing events on campus
  • Allow registered students entry to university programmes

Organised by: Students' Federation of India, Muslim Students Federation, Kerala Students Union, All India Students' Federation

What authorities say

Police used water cannons, deployed heavy contingents, and registered cases against 25 student leaders. University authorities suspended five students for two weeks.123

The numbers

Only figures a source states, with who said it. Estimates often differ.

Injuries
0
Several students were reportedly injured in scuffles with the police while attempting to enter the venue, though…1

The full story

Students at the Central University of Kerala in Kasaragod launched multi-day demonstrations opposing a Vande Mataram seminar featuring an RSS-linked figure. Protesters from multiple student bodies, including the SFI, MSF, KSU, and AISF, alleged they were blocked from attending the event and accused authorities of saffronising higher education. Following disruptions at the seminar, the university suspended five students—including activists from SFI, MSF, and KSU—and police registered cases against 25 student leaders. On October 9, police used water cannons and deployed heavy security to disperse a march led by SFI towards the administrative block.

Timeline

  1. Police used water cannons against SFI protesters attempting to breach barricades during a march over the suspensions.23

  2. The university suspended five students for two weeks following cases registered against 25 student leaders by police.2

  3. Students protested against the presence of an RSS-linked leader at a university seminar, clashing with police who later removed agitators.1

Pins sit on city centres, never on gathering points

More like this