Hyderabad University Denies Entry To Ambedkar Grandson Rohith Vemula Family

Admin 29-Apr-2016 14:48:17 Inothernews

Hyderabad University Denies Entry To Ambedkar Grandson Rohith Vemula Family


In their first visit to the campus after converting to Buddhism, Rohith Vemula's mother Radhika and brother Raja, arrived at the UoH (University of Hyderabad) on Thursday, but were denied entry once again by varsity authorities, triggering protests. The duo, along with Prakash Ambedkar, grandson of BR Ambedkar, was invited by the Ambedkar Students' Association, who were observing Ambedkar Jayanti on Thursday. The duo was also supposed to participate in an anna-daan programme on the occasion.



"I just wanted to offer flowers at Rohith's memorial since this is our first visit after we converted to Buddhism a few weeks back. However we were not allowed by university security, " said Radhika.

Rohith's family has been repeatedly denied entry into the campus for the past four months now. "It is shameful that the university did not allow the blood relative of Ambedkar into the campus, when the entire country is observing Ambedkar Jayanti," said Raja. Meanwhile, students cooked food that was meant to be distributed by Rohith's family and carried it outside the university main gate for guests.

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