Meet Kanhaiya Kumar, the Man in the Eye of the JNU Storm

The Quint spoke to some of the people who know Kanhaiya, to gather what they think about him.

Jawaharlal Nehru University Student’s Union (JNUSU) President Kanhaiya Kumar.

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(This video has been republished from The Quint's archives in light of the Delhi police filing a charge sheet against former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and others in the 2016 JNU sedition case. It was originally published on 22 February 2016.)

JNU Students’ Union President Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested on charges of sedition last week, in a case that has triggered the biggest nationwide protests by students in the country in more than two decades.

The Quint spoke to some of the people who know him, to gather what they think about Kanhaiya.

(Video editing: Mohammad Irshad)