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RespectedDirectorandDean(Students),

It is in great shock that we are writing to you. We hope you are aware of the horrifying assault onPhD
scholarSoorajR.byagroupofstudentsoncampus.

Thestudentwhocommittedtheassault,ManishKumarSingh,asidentifiedbythewitnesses,hasahistory
of aggressive behaviour. According to the report by The Fifth Estate, Manish had physically attacked
students intheStudentsLegislativeCommitteeinthepast,followingwhichhewasseverelyreprimanded.
It is also disturbing to know that those who attacked Sooraj and his friend have made threats on social
mediaplatformslikeFacebook.

IIT Madras has prided itself on being a space that is tolerant of diverse politics. We have a history of
holding peaceful protests and healthy debates. The alumni represented here have alsohavehadtheirfair
shareofdifferences.ButneverhasitcrossedtophysicalviolencelikehowithappenedtoSooraj.

Some of us wereabletotalktoSoorajandwehavecometoknowthathehassufferedextensiveinjuryto
his right eye. The fact that he had to go through this trauma pains us.However,theinstanceofphysical
violence in the institute arising from different opinions held by studentspainsusevenmore.IITMadras
offers different platforms for dialogue among students. The General Student Body Elections, The
Colloquium, and EMLs have seen fierce debates in the past. Even when we differedconsiderablyinour
opinion,violencewasneveranoption.

The institute has now witnessed an act of extreme hooliganism with regardtotheassaultonSooraj.The
group of students who assaulted Sooraj have undermined the spirit of democracy. Their actions are
opposed to the ethosofmodernplacesoflearninglikeIITMadras.Theatmosphereofdiscussionshould
notbestifledbythethreatofviolence.

We urge the instituteadministrationtostandwiththevictimandtakeappropriatepunitiveactionsagainst


the perpetrators of this violence. An appropriate action by the administration will allay the fear of
studentstoengageindiscussionandwillrestorefaithindemocraticprocess.

Yoursfaithfully,

(SomeconcernedalumniofIITMadras)

1. AdityaUnnikrishnan
2. AjuBasilJames
3. AlexAvarachan
4. AnjuM.L.
5. ArunSudarsan
6. AryaPrakash
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