US EditionClashes Erupt Over Partition Horrors Remembrance Day Observance in Kerala
Kerala government clarified observing Partition Day is not compulsory to prevent communal tensions amid protests by Students Federation of India against the Governor's directive.
- On Wednesday, the Kerala government clarified that observing 'Partition horror day' on Thursday was not mandatory for universities and affiliated colleges.
- On August 14, Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar issued a directive via Raj Bhavan asking all universities in Kerala to observe the day following Union Home Ministry instructions.
- Students Federation of India activists held demonstrations and burned effigies on Kerala University campus, clashing with ABVP posters, as police intervened.
- Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan called the Governor's directive a serious mistake and part of a Sangh Parivar agenda, amid BJP-backed Syndicate members' condemnation.
- The day marks the 1947 division of India and Pakistan, which caused mass displacement, violence, and suffering, with Dr. Bindu warning it risks becoming a platform for religious hatred and social division.
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ABVP holds Partition Horrors Day in Kerala despite opposition from state govt - The Statesman
Following a directive from Governor Rajendra Arlekar, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the BJP, observed Partition Horrors Remembrance Day in several colleges in Kerala on Thursday.
ABVP holds 'Partition Horrors' event at midnight in Central University of Kerala; other colleges follow suit
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Clash erupts after RSS student wing observes Partition Horrors Day in Kerala college
Clashes erupted in Kerala’s Kasaragod as ABVP observed Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, defying the state government’s directive. SFI and MSF protested, with police intervening. Observances also took place at Kerala Central University and other colleges.
Clashes Erupt Over Partition Horrors Remembrance Day Observance in Kerala
The Kerala Governor's instruction to universities to observe Partition Horrors Remembrance Day led to confrontations between student groups ABVP and SFI. The ABVP's actions at a college sparked backlash from SFI, resulting in a physical altercation. The directive, opposed by the state's government, is seen as divisive.
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