An event was organized at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US on Thursday, in which an American-Indian student was barred from attending. The student’s name is Megha Vemuri. The reason for stopping her from attending the event has a connection with Palestine. Actually, Megha had recently given a speech in support of Palestine, after which the university banned her from attending the event.
Megha Vemuri is the president of the MIT 2025 class and was scheduled to be the event marshal at the graduation ceremony, but University Chancellor Melissa Nobles announced that Megha will no longer be a part of the program. According to the Boston Globe, the Chancellor sent an email to Megha that read, “You deliberately and repeatedly misled the organizers. However, we recognize your right to freedom of expression.”
But your decision to lead the protest from the podium, to interrupt an institute function, was a violation of MIT’s time, place, and manner campus rules for expression.” When Megha arrived to give a speech at the event, she was wearing a red keffiyeh. It was like a scarf which is used to show support for Palestine.In her speech, Megha criticized Israel and the university’s ties with Israel and asked her fellow graduating students to take a stand for Gaza.