Law College students boycott classes on IIT-M row

Term the de-recognition of Ambedkar Periar Study Circle at IIT, Madras, as an 'attack on the freedom of expression'

Workers of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) workers during a protest against HRD Minister Smriti Irani and IIT- Madras management, near the IIT-Madras in Chennai. Photo: PTI
Press Trust of India Madurai
Last Updated : Jun 02 2015 | 1:37 PM IST
Students of Law College boycotted their classes for the second day today protesting against the de-recognition of an IIT-Madras students' body allegedly for being critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

They also blocked the road in front of the district court here and termed the de-recognition of Ambedkar Periar Study Circle at IIT, Madras, as an "attack on the freedom of expression".

The students also demanded that the de-recognition be rolled back immediately.

The traffic on the busy road was affected for more than one hour.

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First Published: Jun 02 2015 | 12:32 PM IST

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