Rohith Vemula's family and friends has attacked Education Minister Smriti Irani, calling her speech in Parliament on the research scholar's suicide a set of "absolute lies". "Smriti Irani, this is not a serial, this is real life. Bring out the facts, don't fabricate them," said Rohith's mother Radhika Vemula in Delhi, flanked by her other son and Rohith's friends.