Rohith Vemula’s suicide exposes caste fault lines in Hyderabad University

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Kuruma Sangham president Y Mallesh said that Dattatreya was being unnecessarily targeted over Rohith’s suicide.
Written by Sreenivas Janyala | Hyderabad | Published:January 22, 2016 2:17 am
The suicide of Rohith Vemula is beginning to fuel caste hostilities on the campus. After contending that Rohith was not an SC — a claim refuted by his mother — the ABVP now claims that its campus president, Nandanam Susheel Kumar, is being targeted for being an OBC.
“There is a malicious attack by certain sections on Susheel, who hails from the OBC community. He is being accused of making false allegations. He is being victimised because of his caste,’’ said ABVP executive committee member Dilip Kumar.
Even the backward Kuruma community is getting ready to throw its weight behind Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya. While the BJP has already defended Dattatreya, the Telangana State Kuruma Sangham is organising a meeting in Hyderabad Friday to defend and declare its support for the backward class leader.
Kuruma Sangham president Y Mallesh said that Dattatreya was being unnecessarily targeted over Rohith’s suicide.
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