Misusing positions of power and exhibiting intolerance towards non-Marxist ideology has become a hallmark of Communists in Kerala. A similar pattern has emerged at Sanskrit College, Trippoonithura, Ernakulam District where the college principal denied permission to an ABVP leader to take university examinations without any valid reason, raising suspicions of a political clash stemming from the principal’s affiliations.
Adarsh Jith, a BA first-year student and ABVP worker, has been denied permission to take the university examinations despite fulfilling all the required parameters.
The college students’ union had been under the monopoly of SFI for a long time. ABVP secured a triumphant victory in this year’s college union elections.
Principal V.K. Amala had tried her level best to stall the elections; however, ABVP eventually won after legal battles.
Subsequently, SFI goons, along with the principal and a section of teachers, have allegedly been consistently creating trouble for ABVP workers. The latest ‘exam bar’ is being seen as part of these sinister moves.
Adarsh Jith has lodged a complaint with the Vice-Chancellor against the principal’s action. However, students claim that even after several days, the Vice-Chancellor has not taken any action. Despite repeatedly seeking reasons for this harsh decision, neither the principal nor the authorities have provided any explanation.
ABVP has declared that the organisation will proceed with strong agitations against what it calls the autocratic actions of the principal and the college authorities.
This is a blatant example of authorities acting as tools in the hands of SFI and CPM. They appear least concerned about the future of students, while doing everything possible to please their political masters. They do not display even an iota of tolerance towards nationalist forces.
ABVP has alleged that a ‘political game’ is behind the decision of the principal. It is reportedly due to the principal’s sense of revenge after ABVP won the college union elections for the first time in the history of the college, which had long been a stronghold of SFI.
