After cheque to Radhika Vemula bounces, Indian Union Muslim League promises to stick to their words

Rohith Vemula’s family is perplexed. After being promised Rs 20 lakh by the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), the family claims that one of the cheques given by party had bounced.

 However, IUML leader D MK Muneer promised that the party would stick to its words. He was quoted saying by ANI: “If the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) has given their word, we will stick to it. I heard the news that a cheque of Rs 20 lakh that was given to  Rohith Vemula 's mother bounced. This has not come to the notice of any of our leaders yet.”

According to a report in The News Minute, days after Rohith Vemula’s suicide the IUML had promised his mother Radhika Rs 20 lakh to build a house for the family, who stay in a rented house.

Radhika was quoted saying by TNM: “When Rohith died, I was just crying in the velivada and I had no idea about all the people coming and greeting me. At this time, these party members came from Kerala and said they had heard the news and learnt that we were absolutely poor.”

She slammed the IUML saying: “In such a context, how can use they make promises and use it for political gain?”

She also said that claimed that one of the two cheques given by the party had bounced. The party had called it a clerical mistake.

Vemula's suicide in January 2016 had triggered a nationwide protest.