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Students of Kerala Law Academy were demanding the resignation of the college principal and television personality, Lakshmi Nair.
Updated : Feb 01, 2017, 09:34 PM IST
Kerala BJP Vice President Dr PP Vava was injured on Wednesday in a student protest at the Kerala Law Academy, Thiruvananthapuram, and has lost his eye.
Students of the academy were holding a strike against the college principal and television personality Lakshmi Nair, demanding her resignation.
According to Gulf News, students were complaining against her alleged high-handedness and accused her of racial abuse, but she has denied it.
BJP activists from Peroorkada initiated a march supporting the students, which turned violent with police using water cannons and tear gas and hitting the protestors.
The violence injured several people and damaged police vehicles too.
CPI (M) state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan alleged that the students had fallen into BJP's trap.
Noted Dalit leader, Kerala BJP VicePresident Dr PP Vava brutally injured in heavy Police Action by the Communist Govt. He lost his left eye. pic.twitter.com/CvhGK4Ci9K
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