Guruvayoor: Members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and the Kerala Students Union - the youth wings of the BJP and the Congress -- at the Sri Krishna College in Guruvayoor on Monday organised a protest march against a crossword puzzle in the college magazine.
The crossword puzzle contained allegedly offensive clues on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, chief minister Oommen Chandy and Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Shashi Tharoor.
On Sunday, police had arrested nine students, including the editor of the magazine. They had been released on bail right away.
Now a case of provocation intended to cause riots has been registered against 11 students of the college and the principal.
The BJP has claimed that the incident is politically motivated.
Rajesh, the party's spokesperson, says, "This is a deliberate effort to defame Narendra Modi. SFI (Students' Federation of India, the student's wing of the Communist Party of India - Marxist) has gotten into the hands of some terrorists. The CPI-M must explain what has happened."
In a similar incident in Thrissur last week, the principal and some students of a polytechnic institute were arrested for including Prime Minister Modi among a list of 'negative faces', along with Adolf Hitler and Osama Bin Laden.
The crossword puzzle contained allegedly offensive clues on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, chief minister Oommen Chandy and Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Shashi Tharoor.
On Sunday, police had arrested nine students, including the editor of the magazine. They had been released on bail right away.
The BJP has claimed that the incident is politically motivated.
Advertisement
In a similar incident in Thrissur last week, the principal and some students of a polytechnic institute were arrested for including Prime Minister Modi among a list of 'negative faces', along with Adolf Hitler and Osama Bin Laden.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
NIRF 2024: Check States With Maximum Top Colleges In The Overall Category A Galactic 'Comet' Terzan 5 Just Illuminated A 100-Year-Old Cosmic Mystery Viral Video: Bird 'Unfurls' National Flag In Kerala, Here's What Really Happened Doctors Halt OPD Services Amid Nationwide Strike Over Kolkata Rape Horror Kolkata Rape-Murder: Fractures, 150 mg Semen, Other Claims Denied By Cops CBI Team At Kolkata Hospital For Digital Mapping Of Crime Scene Rs 700 Crore, 18,000 Women Workers: Foxconn's Tamil Nadu Housing Unit Global South Facing Challenges Of Food, Energy Security: PM Modi Centre Invites Bids To Empanel AI Infra Providers Under Rs 10,372 Crore Plan Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.