Criticism grows over Kerala Vice-Chancellors attending RSS chief’s programme

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The Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad criticized Vice-Chancellors of Kerala universities for attending an event hosted by the RSS chief, emphasizing the importance of upholding secularism and democratic values in higher education. Concerns were raised about the impact of affiliations with majoritarian organizations on students and public sentiment.

Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad says higher education administrators have a special responsibility to uphold constitutional values such as secularism, pluralism and democratic principles. It cautions that association between university leadership and organisations identified with majoritarian ideological positions could create unease among students and the public