HYDERABAD: In a symbolic protest, dalit and OBC students of Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University held a ‘ chicken festival ’ at Triveni Hostel on OU campus as a mark of their disagreement with Gandhi’s ‘ahimsa’. The festival was held in protest against ban on non-vegetarian food in the mess on Gandhi Jayanti. Students, who attended the function, stated that Gandhi by upholding ‘Manusmrithi’ had inflicted a form of violence against certain sections of the society.

The festival, which was attended by 100 students, was meant to reiterate the criticism levelled against Gandhi’s ‘casteist’ ideas by B R Ambedkar. The programme was organised by Madiga Students’ Federation (MSF), Bahujan Students’ Front (BSF), SC/St Vidyarthi Sangham and Telangana Students’ Association. The meeting was attended by students from OU and Eflu.

