Yechury meets attacked IIT-M scholar

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Press Trust of India Chennai
Last Updated : Jun 03 2017 | 4:57 PM IST
CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury today met the IIT scholar who was attacked for allegedly participating in a beef fest held in the campus, protesting against the Centre's ban on sale of cattle for slaughter.
Yechury, General Secretary of CPI(M), met research scholar R Sooraj at a private hospital where he is undergoing treatment, the party said in a release.
Sooraj was allegedly attacked by some students of the institute early this week for participating in the beef fest held by a group of students of the institute on May 28.

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First Published: Jun 03 2017 | 4:57 PM IST

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