Ten students of a government college in Kochi have been suspended for 10 days after they organised “hug of love” to express solidarity with the recently conducted “kiss of love”.

Sources at Maharaja’s College said the principal had not granted consent for the event. Principal T V Francis had warned the students that they would face disciplinary action if they went ahead with the event. However, the students, including three girls, held “hug of love” in the campus. Police was informed about the programme, but they did not intervene.

The suspension was on charges of indecent behavior in the campus. All the ten students were not issued suspension orders as Saturday was a holiday.

Organisers of the “Kiss of love” said the disciplinary action against the students could not be justified. One of the organizers, Rahul Pasupalan said the students would be supported with legal assistance to fight the suspension.

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