Rohith Vemula’s Mother Meets Cong President Sonia Gandhi in Delhi

Rohith Vemula was found hanging in a hostel room on the Hyderabad University campus on 17 January.

Rohith Vemula’s mother Radhika Vemula and his friends with Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi. (Photo: The Quint)

Rohith Vemula’s mother and brother met political leaders including Sonia Gandhi, Sitaram Yechuri and KC Tyagi, seeking support for enactment of a Rohith Act against caste discrimination in educational institutions.

Accompanied by the leaders of Hyderabad university’s Joint Action Committee for Social Justice, Vemula’s mother Radhika and brother Raja met JD(U) MP KC Tyagi at his residence and sought his help in getting justice to Rohith and support for the Act to end caste discrimination at educational institutes to be named after him.

Rohith would not have died if he was not expelled from the hostel. Until Smriti Irani steps down, Rohith Vemula’s issue will not die down.

KC Tyagi

Rohith’s mother and brother raised the demand for enactment of Rohith Act during the ongoing Parliament session to to prevent discrimination and institutional atrocities towards Dalits, tribals and marginalised sections at the educational institutions.

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