CPI(M) scrambles to defend a beleaguered SFI under attack for violence on campuses

Organised attempts to demonise student organisation will allow revanchist forces to gain a toehold on campuses, says State secretary M.V. Govindan adding SFI remains a potent instrument for progress, liberty, democracy, secularism, and scientific temper on campuses. Some sections of the media play second fiddle to those seeking to vilify it and deny its progressive legacy by amplifying perceived missteps