Segregation of dining hall for ‘pure vegetarian’ students sparks row at IIT Madras

Monday - December 17, 2018 2:17 pm , Category : VIRAL ON WEB

WTN- After posters marking separate entrances and washbasins for vegetarians and non-vegetarians at an eating facility in the IIT-Madras campus sparked allegations of caste discrimination, the college's Mess Monitoring Committee has intervened. Managed by students, the committee has removed the offending posters and promised to conduct an enquiry into the incident.

After outrage from students the Hostel Affairs Secretary said the facility has removed the signage.
ChintaBAR, An Independent ndependent student body recognised by IIT Madras tweeted-

The mess hall has been demarcated for the two groups and washrooms and utensils have been separately allocated. This separation has been organised based on a heinous principle of purity prevalent in the caste system, and it has no place in modern society. pic.twitter.com/twLDrPcnBp
— ChintaBAR (@ChintaBAR) December 14, 2018