Overview
- Maharaja’s College council suspended union chair V. Praneel Raj and vice-chair Nafeesathul Misriya on Monday for allegedly disrupting a convocation address that forced Higher Education Minister Roji M. John to leave.
- The college formed a five-member inquiry to probe the incident and asked for a report within 10 days to decide follow-up disciplinary action.
- The Syndicate of Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit at Kalady said 12 of the 16 students suspended after protests could be reinstated if they submit written apologies and that suspensions for four others were extended by two months.
- Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan publicly condemned the convocation disruption and demanded an unconditional apology from the SFI while SFI leaders said the suspensions will not silence their questions.
- The Kalady dispute dates to protests that included a mock cremation of Vice‑Chancellor Ciza Thomas and alleged assault, the suspended students have been barred for over two months, and a Kerala High Court hearing on the matter has a verdict reserved.