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Kerala student pulls suicide stunt demanding resignation of controversial law college principal Lakshmi Nair

A student of Kerala Law Academy Law College in Thiruvananthapuram today climbed atop a tree, threatening to commit suicide demanding that controversial principal Lakshmi Nair resign from her post. KLALC, which turns 50 next year has been in the spotlight
A student of Kerala Law Academy Law College in Thiruvananthapuram today climbed atop a tree, threatening to commit suicide demanding that controversial principal Lakshmi Nair resign from her post. KLALC, which turns 50 next year has been in the spotlight
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The law college issue got picked up and become a major bone of contention between students and the management, with even the state government having had to get involved, after the spread of a pan-Kerala strike launched against the harassment of students at self-financing colleges in the state in view of the death of an engineering student in Thrissur. Agitating students of the law college in the past three weeks have raised several concerns about the transparency regarding the academic system. In this picture, students and passers-by look at the student atop the tree who had by now, garnered public attention, with his suicide threat on Tuesday. (Express Photo | Kaviyoor Santhosh)
The law college issue got picked up and become a major bone of contention between students and the management, with even the state government having had to get involved, after the spread of a pan-Kerala strike launched against the harassment of students at self-financing colleges in the state in view of the death of an engineering student in Thrissur. Agitating students of the law college in the past three weeks have raised several concerns about the transparency regarding the academic system. In this picture, students and passers-by look at the student atop the tree who had by now, garnered public attention, with his suicide threat on Tuesday. (Express Photo | Kaviyoor Santhosh)
School children look upwards at the young KLALC student protesting from high up on the tree. (Express Photo | Kaviyoor Santhosh)
School children look upwards at the young KLALC student protesting from high up on the tree. (Express Photo | Kaviyoor Santhosh)
A group of children in an auto stare as the drama unfolds from atop the tree. As for allegations against Lakshmi Nair, a sub-committee of the syndicate of Kerala University, to which the college is affiliated, found several allegations against Lakshmi Nair to be true, like installation of CCTV cameras at the college women's hostel intruding into the privacy of the students. Kerala University then barred her from all examination-related matters. The sub-committee also found that Lakshmi Nair had given herself the sole power to award internal marks, and that she had misused the power. More internal marks were allotted to Lakshmi Nair's future daughter-in-law, who had only 50 per cent attendance. The principal even refused to submit documents that the sub-committee sought as part of the probe. Audio clippings submitted by students also substantiated charges against her (Express Photo | Kaviyoor Santhosh)
A group of children in an auto stare as the drama unfolds from atop the tree. As for allegations against Lakshmi Nair, a sub-committee of the syndicate of Kerala University, to which the college is affiliated, found several allegations against Lakshmi Nair to be true, like installation of CCTV cameras at the college women's hostel intruding into the privacy of the students. Kerala University then barred her from all examination-related matters. The sub-committee also found that Lakshmi Nair had given herself the sole power to award internal marks, and that she had misused the power. More internal marks were allotted to Lakshmi Nair's future daughter-in-law, who had only 50 per cent attendance. The principal even refused to submit documents that the sub-committee sought as part of the probe. Audio clippings submitted by students also substantiated charges against her (Express Photo | Kaviyoor Santhosh)
KLALC has been a constant battleground ever since. Sub-Collector Divya S Iyer arrived at the spot in Thiruvananthapuram along with police and tried to convince the student to give up his protest. (Express Photo | Kaviyoor Santhosh)
KLALC has been a constant battleground ever since. Sub-Collector Divya S Iyer arrived at the spot in Thiruvananthapuram along with police and tried to convince the student to give up his protest. (Express Photo | Kaviyoor Santhosh)
Here Sub-Collector Divya S Iyer is seen trying to persuade the youth to climb down the tree and end his protest. (Express Photo | Kaviyoor Santhosh)
Here Sub-Collector Divya S Iyer is seen trying to persuade the youth to climb down the tree and end his protest. (Express Photo | Kaviyoor Santhosh)
The mother of the ABVP activist, who threatened to commit suicide, had to be brought in to finally pacify him and get him to climb down from the tree. (Express Photo | Kaviyoor Santhosh)
The mother of the ABVP activist, who threatened to commit suicide, had to be brought in to finally pacify him and get him to climb down from the tree. (Express Photo | Kaviyoor Santhosh)

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