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Rohith Vemula's death anniversary observed in Hyderabad University

| | Jan 16, 2017, at 09:00 pm
Hyderabad: The students at Hyderabad University on Monday commemorated the first death anniversary of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula as 'Rohith Shahadath Din', media reports said.

The programme was held at the university campus under the banner of Joint action Committee (JAC).

Various organisations are participating in the event with the objective of making it  a common platform for fighting injustice and caste discrimination recently.

Significantly, Mohammad Saifi, brother of Mohammad Akhlaq who was lynched in Dadri for allegedly storing and consuming beef at home is expected to participate in it as will do Fatima Nafees, mother of JNU student Najeeb who has been missing for months and other dalit families who were thrashed in Una, Gujarat for skinning dead cows.

A statement released by Joint action committee said, "On January 17, all those who have suffered at the hands of casteist and communal goons will assemble at the Rohith Stupa to remember his legacy and to vow that the fight will go on. We will gather to let out a collective slogan saying no to caste and communalism."

Rohith Vemula's suicide on January 17, 2016 triggered massive protests in the university campus and uproar across the country.

The students had accused the university administration led by Vice Chancellor Appa Rao Podile along with the BJP Government at the Centre for being responsible for Vemula's suicide.

The confrontation reached a boiling point with students ransacking the VC's house in protest and pollice making several arrests.

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