MADURAI: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parishad, whose denunciation allegedly provoked Manomaniam Sundaranar University in Tirunelveli to remove a book by Arundhati roy of his MA (English Literature) course, he has decided to seek a syllabus review at every university in the state to ensure that “students are not taught the …
Read More »Arundhati Roy’s book is withdrawn from the University syllabus following an ABVP complaint in Tamil Nadu
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University in the Tamil Nadu city of Tirunelveli decided on Wednesday to withdraw a book written by Arundhati Roy from its syllabus following a complaint by Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, it reported. The Hindu. The author said that “she was not at all surprised or shocked by the …
Read More »Power of contempt of court misused to suppress freedom of expression: Prashant Bhushan | India News
NEW DELHI: Activist Attorney Prashant Bhushan, convicted and fined by the Supreme Court for contempt The court said that this power is sometimes misused or abused in an attempt to stifle free speech or discussion about the judiciary. He called the contempt for judicial jurisdiction “very dangerous” and said it …
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