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Controversy over serving beef cutlets in Alapuzha college

January 29, 2018 04:28·
North Indian engineering students in Kerala allege principal gave beef cutlets claiming it was vegetarian

North Indian engineering students in Kerala allege principal gave beef cutlets claiming it was vegetarian

A group of students from Cochin University College of Engineering Kuttanadu, Aleppey, has approached the District Magistrate against the principal for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of the North Indian students by providing them beef cutlets claiming that it was vegetarian.

A controversy has broken out in a Kerala college over serving of beef cutlets.

The students allege that it was a conspiracy to make them eat beef.

Another student accused the college principal of targeting north Indian students' religious beliefs a few days before the beef incident.

"Usually the college distributes the snacks during such events, and we only distribute vegetarian food items".

He said that the seminar was not organised by the college, but by a forum of retired bank employees.

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During the seminar held last Thursday, the students were served non vegetarian snacks along with tea and were told it was vegetarian.

"Our college canteen does not serve beef". Now, the students have not raised a complaint with me or the university, but have directly approached the DM.

The students said they have lodged a complaint with the District Collector in this regard. But this year, it coincided with an ABVP strike protesting the killing of an ABVP member in Kannur.

"A lot of them are ashamed to tell their parents about this incident", said one student.

V.S. Rajan, a legal consultant with the organisation, said hurting religious sentiments was an offence under the penal code, but no decision had been taken on lodging a case.

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