ABVP protests Aaditya's presence at MU event;60 activists held

The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the students' front of the RSS, Thursday held a protest against Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray's presence as the chief guest at the inauguration of the Kalyan sub- centre of the Mumbai University (MU).

Police said they detained around 60 ABVP activists for allegedly trying to disrupt the function.

The ABVP argued that since Thackeray does not hold any constitutional post, unlike MPs and MLAs, calling him as the chief guest of the university event was uncalled for.

"ABVP workers held protests against the presence of Aaditya Thackeray at the inauguration of the sub-centre of the university in Kalyan. They protested during the speech of the university vice chancellor," a police official said.

Aniket Ovhal, state secretary of ABVP, said, "The students were opposed to the presence of Aaditya Thackeray as the chief guest at the function. They did not mind the presence of ministers, MLAs and MPs as they hold constitutional posts. But in case of Thackeray, it was not the case."