Online seminar held at Cusat to mark ‘Partition Horror Day'
G. Gopakumar, former Vice-Chancellor (V-C) of the Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod, was the speaker. Cusat V-C M. Junaid Bushiri attended.
The Kerala government had informed universities and affiliated colleges that observing 'Partition Horror Day' was not mandatory. Higher Education Minister R. Bindu had told media persons on Wednesday that official instructions had been issued through the Directorate of Collegiate Education and the Directorate of Technical Education in this regard.
'The very fact that it was organised surreptitiously shows the organisers knew the event was unacceptable to society and would have invited stiff opposition,' said P.S. Sanjeev, State secretary, Students Federation of India.
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