As Mumbai TISS Students Plan To Show BBC Series On PM Modi, The Institute Warns
NDTV
BBC documentary row: Such screenings, as protest against censorship and "hiding facts" of the 2002 Gujarat riots, have been held across India
After reports of a student group's plan to screen a controversial BBC documentary about PM Narendra Modi and the BJP's politics, Mumbai's Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) on Friday issued advisories to students and to the management against any such event on campus. Not heeding to the "advisory" would be "dealt with strictly as per the rules", said the institute. BBC च्या बोगस डॉक्युमेंट्रीचा शो करुन मुंबई आणि महाराष्ट्रातील कायदा सुव्यवस्था Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) बिघडू पाहतेय. पोलीसांनी तातडीने त्यावर बंदी घालावी अन्यथा आम्ही घ्यायची ती भूमिका घेऊ!TISS ने हे असले धंदे बंद करावेत!!
"It is with utmost seriousness we note that some students, through a group, are engaged in activities contravening the advisory issued on 27th January regarding the screening of a BBC Documentary forbidden by the Government and attempting to mobilise and trigger students," said the advisory accessed by NDTV.
The institute has "not permitted any such screening and gatherings which may disturb the academic environment", said an advisory, according to news agency ANI.
Outside the campus, the ABVP and BJYM — student and youth groups affiliated with the BJP and RSS — held protests against the screening plan.
