Kerala police have registered a case against eight students from Government Victoria College in Palakkad for allegedly preparing a 'symbolic grave' for the retiring principal. The case was registered on a complaint by Dr Sarasu, who retired as the principal of the collage on March 31 after nearly 28 years of service.

On her last day of service Dr Sarasu was surprised to see a freshly dug grave in the campus. When asked about whose grave it was, to her shock, students replied that it was hers.

The grave was allegedly prepared by students belonging to the Students Federation of India (SFI) a leftist students organization as a protest to Dr Sarasu who was know to be 'strict' when it comes to student protests, a move which made her 'unpopular'.

"I have not allowed students to protest and disrupt classes, so this is their farewell gift for me. They are not alone in this. There are some teachers from Left-leaning organisations behind this too," she said.

The 127-year-old college is on of the most prestigious institutes in Kerala and boast of famous alumnus like Former Chief Election Commissioner T N Seshan, 'Metroman' E Sreedharan, former Kerala Chief Minister E M S Namboodiripad, writer and cartoonist O V Vijayan.