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JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar meets Congress VP Rahul Gandhi

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For the first time since the JNU row began and subsided, Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar will meet Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi in the national capital on Tuesday.

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Accompanied by delegations from the JNUSU and the All India Students’ Federation (AISF), Kanhaiya met Rahul around 11:30 am.

This is the first time Rahul is met Kanhaiya following the uproar over alleged anti-national activities at the University, following which the JNUSU president was sent to jail and later released on bail.

Earlier, Rahul had come out in support for Kanhaiya amid the unrest at JNU which was accused by a section of politicians as being a hub of ‘anti-national’ activities.

While Kanhaiya did not interact with the media after his an hour-long meeting, NSUI Chief Roji M John described it as a courtesy call to thank Gandhi for his support during the ongoing row at the university.

“A JNU delegation headed by Kanhaiya met Rahul Gandhi, it was a courtesy call. They thanked him for his continuous support ever since the issue started.

“Gandhi not only supported the students at JNU but also FTII and IIT Madras where students have been protesting against the way government is attacking institutions. We will continue this fight to protect autonomy of institutions,” John told reporters.

Kanhaiya is currently out on a six-month interim bail following his arrest over a controversial event held on JNU campus to mark the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru.

The Left has already announced that Kanhaiya will be campaigning for the party in forthcoming state elections in West Bengal and Kerala. While the Congress and the Left are bitter political adversaries in Kerala, they are trying to find a common ground to take on the Trinamool Congress and the BJP in West Bengal.

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