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After a play inspired by the ‘Ramayana’ was performed at Pondicherry University, the ABVP complained of religious sentiment hurt, resulting in the removal of the department head and punitive actions against some students.

The police booked some students and others on charges of “outraging religious feelings”, reported the Hindu.

Meanwhile, violent propaganda is being carried out against the students, especially women. Some of them have been forced to leave the campus and go to their homes because they are being threatened with sexual violence. Many women have reported to professors that they have been receiving vulgar and threatening messages on Instagram.

All this happened after the play, titled Somayanam, was performed as part of the annual drama festival ‘Ezhini 2K 24’ organised by the department…

When the second play of the festival was being performed, at leas 15 to 20 members of the ABVP raised ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans and waved saffron flags at the festival venue. They demanded action against the actors and director of the play staged the previous day, as well as others who, according to them, had hurt their religious sentiments.