TISS bans students’ collective PSF, says group is misguiding students from academic pursuit, harmony
The group, which has been active on the campus since 2012 raising student-related issues, criticised the order as “undemocratic” and vowed to fight it on all possible grounds. K S Ramadas, a dalit PhD scholar who was suspended for participating in a stir outside Parliament in Jan, was part of PSF.
'Undemocratic'
Ramadas K S, a research scholar who was part of PSF, was suspended. Students associated with PSF called the order undemocratic and said it came minutes before it was to start the second phase of a signature campaign against the administration. Students said they would fight the ban on all possible grounds.
What did TISS' notice say?
The institute’s Monday notice added the group’s attempt to “hold any unauthorised events will be met with immediate intervention and consequences”. It barred students or faculty members from supporting, associating with, or propagating the group’s “divisive” ideologies. Such individuals will face disciplinary action too, the notice stated. It added the group has been engaging in activities that obstruct the institute’s functions, defame it, demean members of the TISS community, and create divisions among students and faculty. It said PSF is misleading, distracting, and misguiding students from their academic pursuit and harmony.
About the group:
Working since 2012 to raise student-related issues including fees and hostel accommodation, among recent ones, the also came out in support of the teachers who were temporarily issued termination notices in June.
The ban notice
