The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) on Saturday night received a parcel allegedly containing a death letter addressed to Jawaharlal Nehru University Student Union (JNUSU) leader Kanhaiya Kumar, along with explosive powder and a detonator.
The grisly gesture was purportedly meant to serve a warning to students of dire consequences they would face if Mr. Kumar was invited to speak inside the campus.
The parcel has created a flutter inside the campus, with the needle of suspicion on fringe right-wing groups. The city police are investigating the matter.
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During his talk in the city last month, the FTII Students’ Association (FSA), despite broadly backing Mr. Kumar’s speech, was careful not to issue a formal invite to the controversial student leader to give a speech on the campus.
At the same time, the FSA had made clear that Mr. Kumar was welcome to the campus as a student leader or a fellow comrade as the student body had no intention of shying away from politics.