Presidency University expels students following a controversy involving alleged defacement of a Vivekananda-related poster or banner. According to reports, the university also bars an ex-student from campus in connection with the incident.
The coverage differs on how many current students are named and how the dispute is framed. The Hindu reports one student’s expulsion in one account and also describes the university barring an ex-student. India Today and Times of India both say two women students are expelled. Times of India further specifies the banner involved an ABVP connection and a Vivekananda image, while India Today focuses more broadly on the “Vivekananda poster controversy.”
Outlets also foreground reactions from campus or political student groups. The Hindu notes that SFI condemns the expulsions and that ABVP welcomes the university’s action, adding a political context to how different groups interpret the disciplinary outcome.
