Tamil Nadu: Govt arts college students gherao principal

COIMBATORE: Students of the Government Arts College gheraoed the Principal for barring them from performing drum beats for the Pongal festival on the campus.

Every year, the students of Government Arts College used to celebrate Pongal festival in a grand manner, decorating the college premises, cooking Pongal and playing the ‘Jamab (musical drum team)’.

As the students started cleaning their classrooms and college premises for the Pongal, the College Principal announced that the ‘Jamab’ would not be allowed this year.

Immediately, about 100 students gathered outside the Principal’s office and started raising slogans for nearly an hour.

However, they were pacified by the college staff and asked to get back to their classes.