Hyd Dalit scholar suicide to be focus at NSUI conclave, Rahul to attend

The issue of suicide by Hyderabad University scholar Rohith Vemula would figure prominently in the two-day national executive meeting of Congress’ student wing NSUI, beginning at nearby Angamaly on Tuesday and to be addressed by Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi.

The venue of the meeting, which would be attended by NSUI national office bearers and state presidents, has been named as ‘Rohith Vemula Nagar’. The conclave will be chaired by NSUI president Roji M John while Gandhi, who supported the students’ protest over Vemula’s death in Hyderabad recently, would address the meeting on Wednesday. “It will also be attended by several national and state- level Congress leaders. Activists from FTII-Pune, Ambedkar Students Association, University of Hyderabad shall also join the conclave,” John said.