Overview

• Police said two teachers interrupted the act at Kumbala Government Higher Secondary School in Kasaragod on Friday and pulled down the stage curtains.
• Student groups MSF and SFI demonstrated at the campus on Saturday, and police later removed protesters from the premises.
• Kerala General Education Minister V. Sivankutty directed the Directorate of General Education to investigate and submit a report.
• The minister signaled support for students’ expressive rights and indicated they would be allowed to perform the mime at a later date.
• The Parent-Teacher Association convened to resolve the dispute, and police personnel remain deployed on campus as the arts festival is set to resume.