The Hindu
Mangalore, Feb 26: A pamphlet distributed by the Bajrang Dal during a rally against Valentine’s Day here has been “found” on a notice board of the University College, a constituent college of the Mangalore University.
A student of the college told The Hindu on Wednesday that he and his friends saw the pamphlet on the notice board for the first time on February 17. They did not inform the principal about it as “we assumed that those who had put it up would have sought the principal’s permission”. Vice-Chancellor of the university K.M. Kaveriappa said that putting up notices related to “outside, non-academic organisations” on the college notice board was not permitted. “But if the college principal permits it, then it is acceptable,” he said. Principal of the college Seetharam Poojari said: “I have no clue about the pamphlet being put up on the notice board. Someone may have put it up this noon.”
Mr. Poojari said that he would ensure that it was removed. He said that putting up of such pamphlets on the college notice board was not permitted. The faculty members concerned would screen every pamphlet before they were put up on the notice board, he added.