Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday met Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) president Aishe Ghosh and said the whole country was with them in their protest against the fee hike in the institution and Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).
Vijayan met Ghosh at Kerala House in New Delhi, expressed solidarity with their protest and also gifted her a book, 'Halla Bol: The Death and Life of Safdar Hashmi' by Sudhanva Deshpande.
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Ghosh had suffered head injuries during the January 5 attack on Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students in the campus by a group of masked assailants.
"The whole country is with the JNUSU in their fight for justice. Everyone knows about your protest and also about what has happened to you in the fight for justice," Vijayan told Ghosh after enquiring about her health and that of other students, who were injured.
In a Facebook Post, the CPI(M) veteran wrote that the JNU students were fighting an "epic battle" against the Sangh Parivar.
"Sangh Parivar was hoping to overcome the dissenting voices from JNU using muscle power. However, the JNU has put up an uncompromising fight against them.