Amid statewide protests over CAA, Central University of Tamil Nadu declares early vacation

Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN) declared winter vacations a week earlier than scheduled after a group of students protested on campus in support of  students of Jamia Millia University and Aligarh Muslim University who are protesting against Citizenship Amendment Act.

University was closed from December 16 for holidays and hostellers were asked to vacate ir rooms within 24 hours, as per  information posted on website. A student of Tamil  Nadu university said that protesters were burning dummies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. Hours after protest, Registrar S. Bhuvaneswari issued circular asking students to vacate hostels, to avoid any sort of violence on campus.

protesting students are w on a strike, inside campus premises, demanding  administration to withdraw circular saying that y have place to go. Reports say that a couple of students have already vacated ir rooms while some of m from rth-Eastern States are still remaining. y have requested manment for an extension of stay till December 20.

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MK Stalin leads statewide protest against CAA

DMK President MK Stalin, along with party workers, std a protest in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, on Tuesday, December 17, condemning recently passed controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) last week. Calling for a state-wide protest, party supremo urged all party members to participate against Centre's decision to implement Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). In a speech that lasted over 30 minutes, Stalin launched scathing attacks on BJP and questioned real "motives" behind Bill, calling it "ghastly" and "unconstitutional".

As per MK Stalin's claims, re are over a lakh of Sri Lankan Tamils who have been living in refugee camps in Tamil Nadu for a long time without having official citizenship. protesters have asked Centre to revoke bill and accused m of invoking communal disharmony in country.  

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(With inputs from ANI)