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Moral policing reaches new heights lows every day. Live and let live comes with several clauses, rules and restrictions these days.

It has come out in recent news that two girls have been suspended from Kukke Shri Subrahmanyeshwara College in Sullia taluk, Dakshina Kannada when their photos with beer and wine got viral on Whatsapp. Both the girls are a student of BBM in their second year.

The principal declared this action against these girls when he received the news from locals and self-proclaimed student groups. Even though the photos weren’t clicked in the college or during the college hours, the college administration decided to pass their jurisdiction by taking such a harsh decision against the girls.

This college is being maintained by KSS Temple Trust which in return is directly under the control of the State government. When the trust members were inquired about the incident they gave a run of the mill reply by saying that they are inquiring about the matter and will look into it.

The college is a calling ‘the picture fiasco’ a breach of discipline even though the incident occurred outside the college campus. The girl’s parents have not come forward to file a complaint yet. However, many social activists have come forward and taken their side demanding a justification on the act of moral policing by the college authorities.

It is astonishing how laws are forgotten and rash actions are taken just on the basis of few people’s opinions. The girls who must have faced enough humiliation after the photos went viral have now been marked as a stigma by the college authority. The suspension mark will remain on their profile for a long time while giving a major setback to their careers.

Was their decision correct?

News Source: Times Of India