Kerala University says student politics remains permitted on campus

Kerala University has said it has no intention of restricting student politics and that student organisations are not currently banned on campus. The university leadership gave the clarification during a Senate meeting on Monday in response to a question from University Union chairperson Shiva S. The authorities’ statement addressed concerns about the position of student politics and organisational activity at the university.

The source material did not report any proposed change to the existing arrangements. During the meeting, the Senate unanimously approved the Syndicate’s recommendation to confer honorary doctorates on four people: former ISRO chairperson K. Radhakrishnan, veteran actor Madhu, filmmaker and lyricist Sreekumaran Thampi, and former Indian hockey captain P.R.

Sreejesh. Vice Chancellor-in-charge Mohanan Kunnummal informed the Senate that the convocation ceremony would take place on October 25. The source material did not provide further details about the programme or the recipients’ citations.

Elections were also held during the meeting. Students Federation of India candidate S. Sreejith was elected as the student representative to the Syndicate.

Priya Priyadarshan, representing the All Kerala Private College Teachers’ Association, was elected as the Kerala University representative to the General Council of the Kerala Agricultural University. The university’s statement on student politics came alongside decisions on its honorary degrees, convocation and representatives to university bodies. It maintained that campus political activity remains permissible, while offering no indication of restrictions on student organisation activities.