Tushar Gandhi Calls on Kerala Government to Drop Student Protest FIRs
Tushar A. Gandhi, the great‑grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and president of the Mahatma Gandhi Foundation, sent a letter dated July 30 to Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan and Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala. In the letter he urged the state to withdraw all FIRs, charge‑sheets and criminal cases filed against students who participated in protests supporting a nationwide student movement.
Gandhi said he was “unpleasantly surprised” that the Kerala Police had registered the cases and called the prosecutions “disgraceful”. He cited the support of Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for the student movement and appealed to the constitutional right to protest, asking the government to act immediately regardless of the students’ political affiliation.
Entities: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra · Rahul Gandhi · Ramesh Chennithala · Tushar A. Gandhi · V.D. Satheesan
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- [● 3 SOURCES] Tushar Gandhi sent a letter dated July 30 to Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan and Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala urging the withdrawal of all FIRs, charge‑sheets and criminal cases against the学生 (All articles)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Tushar Gandhi is president of the Mahatma Gandhi Foundation. (All articles)
- [● 3 SOURCES] FIRs and charge‑sheets were filed against students protesting in Kerala in support of a nationwide student movement (NEET‑UG protests). (All articles)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Tushar Gandhi is the great‑grandson of Mahatma Gandhi. (All articles)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra publicly supported the student movement and condemned the Union government and Delhi Police. (All articles)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Tushar Gandhi described the prosecution of the student protestors as “disgraceful”. (All articles)