Chennai: IIT Madras'decision to de-recognise a students group which was critical of the Narendra Modi government has become a full blown controversy. Members of Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) are protesting outside IIT Madras condemning the Human Resource and Development Ministry.
The Radical Students' Youth Front and Thanthai Periyar group will also be staging protests in Chennai on Saturday.
This comes a day after a war of words ensued between Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and HRD Minister Smriti Irani.
In his tweets, Rahul criticised the Modi government for stifling dissent and curbing the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression. Not a person who takes things lying down, Smriti hit out at Rahul and backed IIT-Madras.
"Students’ organisation knew that if procedures are not followed that body will be derecognized by Dean," the HRD Minister said. She then posted a series of tweets challenging and mocking Rahul.
Scores of NSUI workers on Friday evening held a protest outside Irani's official residence in New Delhi. The protesters from Congress' students wing raised anti-government slogans and accused the HRD Ministry of being behind the action against the body.
Ambedkar Periyar Students Circle was "de-recognised" following an allegation that it was instigating hatred against the Prime Minister, and policies like promotion of Hindi and ban on beef.
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