The top-rated Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi says it is investigating an incident on campus where student burnt an effigy of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to mark the "victory of truth over falsehood".
"The effigy burning incident at JNU was brought to our notice. We are investigating the matter and examining all relevant information," said JNU Vice Chancellor Jagadesh Kumar in a message on Twitter.
According to Indian media reports, students belonging to the National Students’ Union of India–which is backed by Modi's rival Congress party– burnt the Indian prime minister's effigy earlier this week to convey their "dissatisfaction with the current government".
"We celebrated the victory of truth over falsehood in a modern and democratic country by burning effigies. For us Modi and RSS are symbol of untruth," said Sunny Dhiman, a member of the NSUI.
Reports said the student also burnt effigies of other Indian personalities such as politician Amit Shah, yoga guru Ramdev Baba, Gandhi's killer Nathuram Godse, and the vice chancellor of JNU.