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Parents alleged that certain faculty members discriminated against Nithin Raj on caste lines and showed a skin tone bias; CPI(M), Congress, and student organisations cutting across political lines have condemned the incident and demanded a comprehensive enquiry
Updated - April 12, 2026 03:45 pm IST
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The suspected campus suicide of R L Nithin Raj, a first-year student at the Anjarakandy Dental College in Kannur district, on Friday (April 10, 2026), has caused a public outcry and raised questions about casteism in classroom interactions and student-faculty relations in higher-education campuses, including professional colleges, despite constitutional protections against social discrimination.
Published - April 12, 2026 03:42 pm IST
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