Gold medallist kept out of convocation
Varsity student later accepts degree but rejects medal in solidarity with CAA protesters
24/12/2019 , SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT , PUDUCHERRY
Rabeeha Abdurehim said she was asked to leave the hall before the President arrived.
Rabeeha Abdurehim, a student who completed her masters in Mass Communication with a gold medal from Pondicherry University, has alleged that she was prevented from attending the convocation ceremony in which President Ram Nath Kovind took part on Monday.
Ms. Abdurehim, who hails from Kozhikode in Kerala, told reporters after the ceremony that she was asked to leave the hall before the President arrived. “As I was on the radar of the authorities (for participation in protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act), I was asked to leave the hall and was allowed only after the President left. Later, I received my degree and refused to accept the gold medal,” she said.
She said her decision to reject the gold medal was also to express her solidarity with the students who faced “police brutality” while staging protests against the CAA.
‘Take a strong stand’
“Educated youth should take a strong stand against the legislation and the fascist regime,” she said.
Ms. Abdurehim did her masters in the School of Media and Communication of Pondicherry University. Karthika B. Kurup, another gold medallist from the same school, had announced her decision to boycott the convocation in support of the agitation against the CAA.
S.I. Humayun, officer-in-charge, Pondicherry University, said the student’s decision not to receive the medal from the President was her “personal decision”, and the University had no comment to make.
The official also denied having any knowledge of what actually led to the student getting ousted as she had been duly registered for the event and had taken her seat.
“All we know is that there was commotion in the hall and she was asked to leave. She was allowed back after the departure of the President,” the official said.
The official also denied the allegation that she was asked to leave for wearing a hijab, as was being claimed on social media. “This is borne out by the student’s Facebook post, in which she herself has denied it,” the official added.
In her Facebook post, Ms. Abdurehim said that while she had often dreamt about the moment she would receive a gold medal and a master's certificate, “never did I imagine it would end up being in a way in which I could send a strong peaceful message across India.”
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Varsity student later accepts degree but rejects medal in solidarity with CAA protesters
24/12/2019 , SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT , PUDUCHERRY
Rabeeha Abdurehim said she was asked to leave the hall before the President arrived.
Rabeeha Abdurehim, a student who completed her masters in Mass Communication with a gold medal from Pondicherry University, has alleged that she was prevented from attending the convocation ceremony in which President Ram Nath Kovind took part on Monday.
Ms. Abdurehim, who hails from Kozhikode in Kerala, told reporters after the ceremony that she was asked to leave the hall before the President arrived. “As I was on the radar of the authorities (for participation in protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act), I was asked to leave the hall and was allowed only after the President left. Later, I received my degree and refused to accept the gold medal,” she said.
She said her decision to reject the gold medal was also to express her solidarity with the students who faced “police brutality” while staging protests against the CAA.
‘Take a strong stand’
“Educated youth should take a strong stand against the legislation and the fascist regime,” she said.
Ms. Abdurehim did her masters in the School of Media and Communication of Pondicherry University. Karthika B. Kurup, another gold medallist from the same school, had announced her decision to boycott the convocation in support of the agitation against the CAA.
S.I. Humayun, officer-in-charge, Pondicherry University, said the student’s decision not to receive the medal from the President was her “personal decision”, and the University had no comment to make.
The official also denied having any knowledge of what actually led to the student getting ousted as she had been duly registered for the event and had taken her seat.
“All we know is that there was commotion in the hall and she was asked to leave. She was allowed back after the departure of the President,” the official said.
The official also denied the allegation that she was asked to leave for wearing a hijab, as was being claimed on social media. “This is borne out by the student’s Facebook post, in which she herself has denied it,” the official added.
In her Facebook post, Ms. Abdurehim said that while she had often dreamt about the moment she would receive a gold medal and a master's certificate, “never did I imagine it would end up being in a way in which I could send a strong peaceful message across India.”
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