JNU M.Phil Student Commits Suicide

New Delhi: A student of Jawaharlal Nehru University pursuing M.Phil committed suicide by hanging at a friend's place in Delhi's Munirka on Monday.

The deceased identified as Muthukrishnan was a native of Salem in Tamil Nadu. Moments before resorting to the extreme steps, Krish stated on his Facebook page that there was no equality in the University's admission process - whether it is M.Phil or PhD. Also, despite professors stating that marks should be given to deserving students, the reality was not so, he stated.

The news comes a year after Rohith Vemula’s death that jolted the entire nation.

An alumnus of University of Hyderabad (UoH), Muthukrishnan too belonged to the Scheduled Caste and was an active member of the justice for Rohith Vemula movement. Expressing shock over the incident, a member of the Joint Action Committee for Social Justice recalled how Muthukrishnan was an active student in all Dalit movements. "We are in deep shock over the incident. He was such a bright student and a prolific writer," said a member of JAC, recalling how last year he had written an article on Vemula's mother Radhika on his personal blog.

As the news broke, Muthukrishnan 's Facebook profile was flooded with messages from students across universities. "When equality is denied everything is denied. There is no Equality in M.phil/phd Admission, there is no equality in viva - voce, there is only denial of equality, denying Prof. Sukhadeo thorat recommendation, denying students protest places in Ad - block, denying the education of the marginal," read Muthukrishnan's last post on Facebook.

Students expressed shock and grief over his suicide.