Kunnummal asked the students in the audience whether they were cockroaches or lions.
VCs should also not make comments aimed at whitewashing the image of the Centre in connection with the NEET paper leak protests in Delhi as it results in their own image becoming ugly,” John said. John was responding to comments made by Kerala University vice-chancellor Mohanan Kunnummal at an event held to honour students who excelled in various examinations. Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar also attended the event. “It is unacceptable to do so. The minister also spoke about a recent protest at Kalady University, where its VC Ciza Thomas had allegedly been assaulted.
The SFI had protested on the Kalady University campus on August 13 over the alleged lack of facilities. John also criticised the Students Federation of India (SFI), the student wing of the opposition CPI(M), over the manner in which the protest was conducted.