While the context of the student’s research remained unknown, the phrase “India occupied Kashmir” grabbed eyeballs as the student and her research guide began to be subjected to severe cyber bullying.
Several people, mostly those subscribing to right-wing political views, demanded “strict action” against the MA student in the Women’s Studies department and accountability from both her research guide and the institute. Some even demanded that a sedition case be registered against the MA student and TISS.
Several people expressed their “disappointment” in the government and tagged the home minister, defence minister and education minister demanding immediate “defunding” of the institute. The issue gained further momentum after it was reported in a right-wing web portal ‘OpIndia’.