Caught in the eye of a bitter storm over a ‘beef festival’ scheduled to be held on December 10, the Osmania University has finally called off the event, saying that the varsity is a ‘seat of learning’ and there is ‘nothing academic’ in the proposed event.
A release from the Public Relations Officer of the Osmania University said, “Primary objective of the University is purely academic and research oriented. It is therefore informed to all the concerned including the teachers, students and staff that activities such as beef festival, go-puja which are unrelated to the academics and research will not be permitted on the campus.”
The announcement was made by the authorities on Wednesday evening, making it clear that no “beef festival” would be allowed to be organised on the varsity campus.
