This is an old revision of this page, as edited by BC108 (talk | contribs) at 23:18, 19 January 2016 (Undid revision 700665799 by Jithmatt (talk) WP:NPOV; WP:COPYVIO). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 23:18, 19 January 2016 by BC108 (talk | contribs) (Undid revision 700665799 by Jithmatt (talk) WP:NPOV; WP:COPYVIO)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Rohith Vemula was a Dalit scholar who committed suicide at his hostel room in Hyderabad Central University. He had been suspended along with four other students for allegedly beating a Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad member. A police case was lodged in context to his suicide and included the name of Bandaru Dattatreya, Bharatiya Janata Party's MP from Secunderabad and Indian government's Minister of Labour and Employment. In his suicide letter, Vemula termed his birth in a Dalit family "a fatal accident".
References
- Ghosh, Deepshikha (19 January 2016). "Huge Student Protests Against Rohith Vemula's Death: 10 Developments". Hyderabad: NDTV. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- Janyala, Sreenivas (19 January 2016). "Behind Rohit Vemula's suicide: how Hyderabad Central University showed him the door". The Indian Express. Hyderabad. Retrieved 19 January 2016.