Days after a Puducherry University students' magazine came under flak from BJP and ABVP over its alleged objectionable contents against the Centre, some of the copies were distributed by the students council today.
Around 3,000 copies of the magazine had been kept under lock and key in the council's office for some days ever since the controversy erupted. The key had been handed over to the Council, University Registar in charge Dr M Ramachandran told PTI.
Some copies of the publication were distributed on the premises of the university, Students Editor of the council G Anjali said.
The magazinetitled 'Widerstand' (meaning resistance in German) was brought out a few weeks back by the council at a conference in the presence of the Vice Chancellor in charge of the University.
BJP and ABVP activists had strongly protestedagainst the publication after it was released, saying it had objectionable remarks against the Central government.
However the Students Federation of India and some other students outfits hadstated there should be no gag on freedom of speech and expression and took the stand that the magazine should not not face any hurdle.
A delegation of local units of the Left parties along with VCK leaders had met Chief Minister V Narayanasamy yesterday and sought his intervention to ensure smooth functioning of the University and also lifting of the ban imposed by the university authorities on the magazine.
However, Registrar of the University (in charge) maintained there had been no ban on the magazine.
Earlier, the University had relieved P Moorthy from the post of Dean of the Students Welfare in the wake of protests against the publication.
