Shashi Tharoor condemns ragging incident in Kerala college, calls it "appalling"

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday expressed concern over an alleged ragging incident at The Government College Kariavattom calling it appallingHe stressed the need to uphold societal values and instil the behavioural standards that alone will guarantee the survival and progress of our civilisationIn his X post he wrote One more case in todays news this time from Thiruvananthapuram Appalling Evil clearly lurks not far from the surface of our society The challenge for responsible adults is to stamp it out and also to instil the behavioural standards that alone will guarantee the survival and progress of our civilisationOne more case in todayrsquos news this time from Thiruvananthapuram Appalling Evil clearly lurks not far from the surface of our society The challenge for responsible adults is to stamp it out and also to instil the behavioural standards that alone will guarantee the survival andhellip httpstcoYRdptbBJgZ pictwittercomQAgDo7T88Vmdash Shashi Tharoor ShashiTharoor February 19 2025This comes after seven students were suspended for allegedly ragging a junior student at The Government College Kariavattom in ThiruvananthapuramOne of the victim students said I have given my statement and the Police will register an FIRAccording to the father of the student the victim got severely injured during ragging and is undergoing treatmentThere was a fight between friends Ragging has happened He was severely attacked and is undergoing treatment We have stated to the Police he told ANIEarlier on Tuesday Kerala Minister of Higher Education and Social Justice Dr R Bindu said that they have sought reports from the Directorate of Collegiate Education adding that they are planning to form a statelevel antiragging cell to prevent ragging activities on campusesI have sought reports from the Directorate of Collegiate Education and the antiragging cell at the college level has also started procedures related to this Strict action will be taken in this regard This particular incident happened to take place in a college under the Higher Education Department So its our obligation to take action against such activities Immediate intervention happened from the part of the antiragging cell and the alleged students were already suspended from the campus Bindu told reportersFurther she added We are planning to form a statelevel antiragging cell to prevent ragging activities on campuses Now we only have a 3tier system we have antiragging cells at the college University and UGC levels Now certain incidents are being reported from campuses So we have decided to form a statelevel cell to ensure antiragging