University of Hyderabad not to allow public meeting on Rohith Vemula’s death anniversary at North Shopping Complex

HYDERABAD: Reacting to a call given by a section of students to observe January 17 as a special event to remember Rohith Vemula, the University of Hyderabad officials said that permission will not be given for organizing a meeting in an open area.

However, they said that UoH students had invited speakers to pay tribute at the Rohith Vemula bust at the North Shopping Complex area and that the planned meeting could be held in the Savitribai Phule Auditorium of the University.

The varsity had again categorically denied any destruction of portraits at the North Shopping Complex of the campus.

“Needless to say, the university holds Dr BR Ambedkar, Mahatma Phule, Savitribai Phule, and other leaders in high esteem. In fact, auditoriums on campus are named after these leaders, and there are academic programmes in the University to promote their philosophy and thought,” read a release from the varsity.

It further added, “The portraits which were part of fresh flexi material being set up by a section of our students in violation of University regulations were relocated for safekeeping."