Students' Federation of India
{{short description|Students organisation in India}}
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| leader_name = V. P. Sanu
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The Students' Federation of India (SFI) is a left-wing student organization in India that upholds ideology of independence, democracy, and socialism.
History
The origin of Indian students movement in its organised form can be traced to the formation of All India Students' Federation (AISF) on 12 August 1936 to further anti-imperialist politics.{{Cite web|title=SFI: A Movement of Study, Struggle and Sacrifice For a Scientific, Secular Education |url=https://peoplesdemocracy.in/2015/0111_pd/sfi-movement-study-struggle-and-sacrifice-scientific-secular-education|access-date=16 August 2020|website=peoplesdemocracy.in|archive-date=19 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019132620/https://peoplesdemocracy.in/2015/0111_pd/sfi-movement-study-struggle-and-sacrifice-scientific-secular-education|url-status=live}}
Since the 1940s–1950s, several ideological debates fathomed within the AISF, regarding the analysis of the Indian society, the nature of the Indian state and its attitude towards students. A strong body of opinion emerged as to oppose the existing predominant view within the AISF, to cooperate and compromise with the nation's ruling classes towards a so-called progressive end. They called for militancy in student movements, aimed towards a progressive reorientation of the existing education system. As political differences between dissenting factions within the AISF developed, added with their negligence on student issues, it split into several local organizations which started working independently. In 1970, delegates from such organizations held a conference in Thiruvananthapuram to form a new national students' organisation. The All India Conference was held from 27 to 30 December, and resulted in formation of Students' Federation of India.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sfiwb.org/pdf/History_of_SFI.pdf|title=History_of_SFI|access-date=9 September 2017|archive-date=15 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215075247/http://www.sfiwb.org/pdf/History_of_SFI.pdf|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://sficec.org/organisation/programme|title=Programme of Students' Federation of India|date=11 January 2015|access-date=20 April 2020|archive-date=5 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505172456/http://www.sficec.org/organisation/programme|url-status=live}} The elected leaderships from the first conference included C. Baskaran, (first President), Biman Bose (first General Secretary), Shyamal Chakraborty, Baldev Singh, Babu Bharadwaj, Ranjan Goswami, Manik Sarkar, N. Ram, Subhash Chakraborty, Umendra prasad Singh, P Madhu and Shaktidhar Das.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}
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Presence and structure
The Students' Federation of India in 2020{{endash}}21 has 24 functioning state committees. In 2022, the SFI started its first International unit in the United Kingdom.{{Cite web|url=https://studentstruggle.in/on-sfis-first-international-unit/|title=On SFI's First International Unit|first=Nikhil Varghese|last=Mathew|date=19 November 2022}} SFI over the years have lead student unions in various universities across India, including:
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- Central University of Gujarat{{Cite web |title=Left-Dalit unity wins Gujarat Central University student polls as ABVP loses all seats |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/jan/26/left-dalit-unity-wins-gujarat-central-university-student-polls-as-abvp-loses-all-seats-2094773.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210154241/https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/jan/26/left-dalit-unity-wins-gujarat-central-university-student-polls-as-abvp-loses-all-seats-2094773.html |archive-date=10 February 2021 |access-date=1 December 2020}}{{Cite web |date=24 January 2020 |title=SFI sweeps Gujarat Central University union election |url=https://www.eastcoastdaily.in/2020/01/24/sfi-sweeps-gujarat-central-university-union-election.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929235137/https://www.eastcoastdaily.in/2020/01/24/sfi-sweeps-gujarat-central-university-union-election.html |archive-date=29 September 2020 |access-date=17 September 2020 |publisher=East Coast Daily}}
- Central University of Jammu{{Cite web |date=28 September 2017 |title=Why are Jammu University Students Facing "Anti-National" Tirade |url=https://www.newsclick.in/why-are-jammu-university-students-facing-anti-national-tirade |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727091916/https://www.newsclick.in/why-are-jammu-university-students-facing-anti-national-tirade |archive-date=27 July 2020 |access-date=18 May 2020 |website=NewsClick}}
- Hyderabad Central University{{Cite web |date=28 September 2019 |title=Historic Victory for Left, Ambedkarite and Tribal-led Alliance in HCU Students' Elections |url=https://www.newsclick.in/historic-victory-left-ambedkarite-and-tribal-led-alliance-hcu-students-elections |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226020605/https://www.newsclick.in/historic-victory-left-ambedkarite-and-tribal-led-alliance-hcu-students-elections |archive-date=26 December 2019 |access-date=1 December 2020}}{{Cite web |date=25 September 2019 |title=SFI sweeps Ambedkar students' polls again |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/sfi-sweeps-ambedkar-students-polls-again/story-9nkURIoSpcTh7fW6uwZvJL.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129232210/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/sfi-sweeps-ambedkar-students-polls-again/story-9nkURIoSpcTh7fW6uwZvJL.html |archive-date=29 November 2020 |access-date=1 December 2020}}
- Jadavpur University{{Cite web |title=Left wins Jadavpur student polls: SFI gains big in Arts dept, progress for ABVP in Engineering |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-left-wins-jadavpur-student-polls-sfi-gains-big-in-arts-dept-progress-for-abvp-in-engineering-2814353 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221132453/https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-left-wins-jadavpur-student-polls-sfi-gains-big-in-arts-dept-progress-for-abvp-in-engineering-2814353 |archive-date=21 February 2020 |access-date=1 December 2020}}
- Jawaharlal Nehru University{{Cite web |title=SFI set for top JNU student post |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/sfi-set-for-top-jnu-student-post/cid/1703564 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513192611/https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/sfi-set-for-top-jnu-student-post/cid/1703564 |archive-date=13 May 2021 |access-date=1 December 2020}}
- Pondicherry University{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2019/sep/04/sfi-led-alliance-wins-pondicherry-university-students-council-elections-2028902.html|title=SFI-led alliance wins Pondicherry University students' council elections|access-date=1 December 2020|archive-date=16 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616043157/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2019/sep/04/sfi-led-alliance-wins-pondicherry-university-students-council-elections-2028902.html|url-status=live}}
- Presidency University{{Cite web |date=15 November 2019 |title=SFI Wins All Posts in Presidency University After 9 Years |url=https://www.newsclick.in/SFI-wins-All-posts-presidency-university-9-years |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302045454/https://www.newsclick.in/SFI-wins-All-posts-presidency-university-9-years |archive-date=2 March 2021 |access-date=1 December 2020}}
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SFI Central Secretariat
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|+Current office bearers{{Cite web|url=https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/mobile/news.php?id=968249&u= |title=SFI elects new central leadership at 17th All India Conference}} | ||
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| V.P. Sanu | President | Kerala |
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| Mayukh Biswas | General Secretary | West Bengal |
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| K. Anusree | Vice President | Kerala |
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| Sangeetha Das | Vice President | Assam |
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| A. Ashok | Vice President | Andhra Pradesh |
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| Nagaraju | Vice President | Telangana |
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| Nitheesh Narayanan | Vice President | Centre |
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| Pratikur Rahman | Vice President | West Bengal |
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| Adarsh M. Saji | Joint Secretary | Centre |
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| P.M. Arsho | Joint Secretary | Kerala |
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| Sreejan Bhattacharya | Joint Secretary | West Bengal |
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| Deepsita Dhar | Joint Secretary | Centre |
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| Sandeepan Dev | Joint Secretary | Tripura |
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| Dinit Danda | Joint Secretary | Centre |
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| Niruben | Secretariat Member | Tamil Nadu |
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| Subhash Jhakar | Secretariat Member | Rajasthan |
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| Amit Thakur | Secretariat Member | Himachal Pradesh |
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| Aishe Ghosh | Secretariat Member | Delhi |
Activities
=Protest and demands=
SFI has protested against the National Education Policy, 2019,{{Cite web|title=Six reasons why SFI thinks the New Education Policy will destroy Indian Education as we know it|url=https://www.edexlive.com/news/2019/jul/29/six-reasons-why-sfi-thinks-the-new-education-policy-will-destroy-indian-education-as-we-know-it-7283.html|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=7 May 2020|archive-date=2 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702102732/https://www.edexlive.com/news/2019/jul/29/six-reasons-why-sfi-thinks-the-new-education-policy-will-destroy-indian-education-as-we-know-it-7283.html|url-status=live}} hike in fees,{{Cite web|title=Pondicherry University students go on indefinite hunger strike demanding rollback of fee hike|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/education/2019/jul/26/pondicherry-university-students-go-on-indefinite-hunger-strike-demanding-rollback-of-fee-hike-2009749.html|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=7 May 2020|archive-date=3 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703071034/https://www.newindianexpress.com/education/2019/jul/26/pondicherry-university-students-go-on-indefinite-hunger-strike-demanding-rollback-of-fee-hike-2009749.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|date=20 November 2019|title=SFI activists protest in support of JNU students|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/sfi-activists-protest-in-support-of-jnu-students/article30029421.ece|access-date=7 May 2020|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=1 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701153056/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/sfi-activists-protest-in-support-of-jnu-students/article30029421.ece|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title='Attack on education': Now, AIIMS, IIT students join JNU fee hike protest|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2019/nov/28/aiims--iit-students-join-jnu-fee-hike-protest-at-cp-2068343.html|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=7 May 2020|archive-date=3 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703093454/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2019/nov/28/aiims--iit-students-join-jnu-fee-hike-protest-at-cp-2068343.html|url-status=live}} and under-representation of reserved students in IITs.{{Cite web|title=Fewer number of SC/ST scholars in IITs: SFI calls for study|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/fewer-no-of-sc/st-scholars-in-iits-sfi-calls-for-study/articleshow/72629760.cms|date=15 December 2019|website=The Times of India|access-date=8 May 2020|archive-date=22 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222145958/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/fewer-no-of-sc/st-scholars-in-iits-sfi-calls-for-study/articleshow/72629760.cms|url-status=live}}
SFI members took part and organised multiple Citizenship Amendment Act protests in 2019.{{Cite web|title=Youth bodies, student unions join forces to oppose CAA in Delhi|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/youth-bodies-student-unions-join-forces-to-oppose-caa-in-delhi-6183424/|date=25 December 2019|website=The Indian Express|access-date=7 May 2020|archive-date=13 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213035321/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/youth-bodies-student-unions-join-forces-to-oppose-caa-in-delhi-6183424/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Anti-CAA posters in colleges land SFI in soup|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/anti-caa-posters-in-colleges-land-sfi-in-soup/articleshow/74447657.cms|date=3 March 2020|website=The Times of India|access-date=7 May 2020|archive-date=3 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303132858/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/anti-caa-posters-in-colleges-land-sfi-in-soup/articleshow/74447657.cms|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Anti-CAA protests gather steam|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/anti-caa-protests-gather-steam/articleshow/72892813.cms|date=20 December 2019|website=The Times of India|access-date=7 May 2020|archive-date=25 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200825005312/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/anti-caa-protests-gather-steam/articleshow/72892813.cms|url-status=live}} The SFI marched to the Parliament in one such protest.{{Cite news|date=14 December 2019|title=SFI march against CAA tomorrow|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/sfi-march-against-caa-tomorrow/article30306844.ece|access-date=7 May 2020|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=24 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824183538/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/sfi-march-against-caa-tomorrow/article30306844.ece|url-status=live}} Further, the SFI even approached the Supreme Court against the act.{{Cite web|title=Students Federation of India moves SC over Citizenship Act|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/students-federation-of-india-moves-sc-over-citizenship-act-795920.html|date=18 January 2020|website=Deccan Herald|access-date=7 May 2020|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726162352/https://www.deccanherald.com/national/students-federation-of-india-moves-sc-over-citizenship-act-795920.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Students federation moves SC challenging Citizenship (Amendment) Act|url=https://asianews.network/2020/01/20/students-federation-moves-sc-challenging-citizenship-amendment-act/|website=ANN|access-date=7 May 2020|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726214024/https://asianews.network/2020/01/20/students-federation-moves-sc-challenging-citizenship-amendment-act/|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|agency=PTI|date=19 January 2020|title=SFI moves Supreme Court challenging Citizenship Amendment Act|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sfi-moves-sc-challenging-citizenship-amendment-act/article30600391.ece|access-date=7 May 2020|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=3 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303023936/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sfi-moves-sc-challenging-citizenship-amendment-act/article30600391.ece|url-status=live}}
During the COVID-19 lockdown in India,{{Cite web|title=Student Body Demands Suspension Of Room Rents During Lockdown|url=https://www.ndtv.com/education/covid-19-lockdown-student-body-demands-suspension-of-room-rents-during-lockdown-2218632|website=NDTV.com|access-date=7 May 2020|archive-date=5 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505040645/https://www.ndtv.com/education/covid-19-lockdown-student-body-demands-suspension-of-room-rents-during-lockdown-2218632|url-status=live}} SFI distributed sanitary napkins to female students in West Bengal{{Cite web|title=Bengal: Stores running out of stock, online services hit, SFI cushions sanitary pad scarcity|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/bengal-stores-running-out-of-stock-online-services-hit-sfi-cushions-sanitary-pad-scarcity-6349169/|date=6 April 2020|website=The Indian Express|access-date=7 May 2020|archive-date=10 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410152553/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/bengal-stores-running-out-of-stock-online-services-hit-sfi-cushions-sanitary-pad-scarcity-6349169/|url-status=live}} and demanded their inclusion in essential commodities in Himachal Pradesh. SFI set up COVID-19 helpline numbers in various states to help stranded students.{{Cite web|title=SFI activists sent vital COVID-19 alerts to migrant labourers as WhatsApp messages in their native tongues|url=https://www.edexlive.com/news/2020/mar/31/sfi-activists-sent-vital-covid-19-alerts-to-migrant-labourers-as-whatsapp-messages-in-their-native-t-10994.html|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=8 May 2020|archive-date=30 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630203421/https://www.edexlive.com/news/2020/mar/31/sfi-activists-sent-vital-covid-19-alerts-to-migrant-labourers-as-whatsapp-messages-in-their-native-t-10994.html|url-status=live}} To combat misinformation and reach out to the migrant labourers in various places, SFI launched a campaign named "My dear friend" where verified information from government sources are translated into various Indian languages and circulated through social media. Online art festivals, lecture series and online classes were also organised by various SFI committee's.{{Cite web|title=Coronavirus: Online art festival, another lockdown innovation in Kerala|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/coronavirus-online-art-festival-another-lockdown-innovation-in-kerala-823835.html|date=10 April 2020|website=Deccan Herald|access-date=8 May 2020|archive-date=10 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410163819/https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/coronavirus-online-art-festival-another-lockdown-innovation-in-kerala-823835.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Games, contests galore in Kerala to cheer people up during COVID-19 lockdown|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2020/apr/13/games-contests-galore-in-kerala-to-cheer-people-up-during-covid-19-lockdown-2129270.html|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=8 May 2020|archive-date=17 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517074844/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2020/apr/13/games-contests-galore-in-kerala-to-cheer-people-up-during-covid-19-lockdown-2129270.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=COVID-19: How Students and Youths in Kerala Are Doing Their Share|url=https://www.newsclick.in/COVID-19-how-students-youths-kerala-doing-their-share|date=21 March 2020|website=NewsClick|access-date=8 May 2020|archive-date=22 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322131043/https://www.newsclick.in/COVID-19-how-students-youths-kerala-doing-their-share|url-status=live}} SFI also produced face masks and hand sanitisers.
SFI had won court cases for regulating private coaching centres in India.{{Cite web|title=Regulation Of Private Coaching Centres: SC Asks Petitioner To Approach Authorities [Read Order]|url=https://www.livelaw.in/regulation-private-coaching-centres-sc-asks-petitioner-approach-authorities-read-order/|date=4 February 2017|website=livelaw.in|access-date=7 May 2020|archive-date=30 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630184601/https://www.livelaw.in/regulation-private-coaching-centres-sc-asks-petitioner-approach-authorities-read-order/|url-status=live}} They also had movements against the delay in fellowships and scholarships for university students.{{Cite news |date=2023-08-07 |title=SFI holds ‘Chalo assembly’ rally, picked by cops |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/sfi-holds-chalo-assembly-rally-picked-by-cops/articleshow/102484974.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-08-24 |issn=0971-8257}}
SFI and DYFI activists jointly posted 1.5 lakh (150,000) letters to the Prime Minister's office after a first information report (FIR) for sedition was lodged against 49 celebrities who condemned lynchings of Muslims, Dalits, and other minorities in India.{{Cite web|title=SFI, DYFI bombard PMO with 1.5 lakh posted letters protesting FIR against 49 'seditious' artists|url=https://www.edexlive.com/news/2019/oct/08/sfi-dyfi-bombard-pmo-with-15-lakh-posted-letters-protesting-fir-against-49-seditious-artists-8592.html|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=8 May 2020|archive-date=2 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702140949/https://www.edexlive.com/news/2019/oct/08/sfi-dyfi-bombard-pmo-with-15-lakh-posted-letters-protesting-fir-against-49-seditious-artists-8592.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |date=2019-10-05 |title=Row erupts over sedition FIR against 49 celebrities |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/row-erupts-over-sedition-fir-against-49-celebrities/articleshow/71449265.cms |access-date=2023-02-22 |issn=0971-8257}}{{Cite web |date=2019-07-29 |title=After letter to PM Modi on lynchings, Anurag Kashyap takes on trolls |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/after-letter-to-pm-modi-on-lynchings-anurag-kashyap-takes-on-trolls/story-PS6X9cCcpjebxagdeDoiEJ.html |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}
SFI approached Supreme Court seeking directions to provide universal free vaccination to all citizens of India and to waive off the goods and service tax levied on the import of the oxygen concentrators used for personal use during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|last=Ojha|first=Srishti|date=2021-05-08|title=Students Federation Of India(SFI) Moves Supreme Court Seeking Free COVID Vaccination, GST Waiver On Oxygen Concentrators|url=https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/students-federation-of-india-sfi-moves-supreme-court-seeking-free-covid-vaccination-gst-waiver-on-oxygen-concentrators-173859|access-date=2021-05-11|website=www.livelaw.in|language=en|archive-date=11 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511220230/https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/students-federation-of-india-sfi-moves-supreme-court-seeking-free-covid-vaccination-gst-waiver-on-oxygen-concentrators-173859|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=കൊവിഡ് പ്രതിരോധ വാക്സിന് എല്ലാ പൗരന്മാര്ക്കും സൗജന്യമായി നല്കണം; സുപ്രീം കോടതിയെ സമീപിച്ച് എസ്.എഫ്.ഐ|url=https://www.doolnews.com/sfi-seeks-supreme-court-s-intervention-in-covid-affaisrs-and-asks-universal-free-vaccination-programme-132.html|access-date=2021-05-11|website=DoolNews|language=ml|archive-date=11 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511214731/https://www.doolnews.com/sfi-seeks-supreme-court-s-intervention-in-covid-affaisrs-and-asks-universal-free-vaccination-programme-132.html|url-status=live}}
=Red Volunteers and other social works=
SFI along with DYFI, the youth wing of Communist Party of India (Marxist), runs Red Volunteers, Sramajibi Canteen and involves in various social works.{{Cite web|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/youth-cpm-deploys-red-volunteers-to-help-out-in-covid-fight/cid/1277860|title=Youth CPM deploys Red Volunteers to help out in Covid fight|website=www.anandabazar.com|language=bn|access-date=9 August 2021|archive-date=11 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711211959/https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/youth-cpm-deploys-red-volunteers-to-help-out-in-covid-fight/cid/1277860|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/nation/2021/may/23/cpms-student-youth-wings-back-in-bengal-streets-to-run-community-kitchens-for-lockdown-hit-people-2306528.html|title=CPM's student, youth wings back in Bengal streets to run community kitchens for lockdown-hit people - The New Indian Express|website=www.newindianexpress.com|access-date=9 August 2021|archive-date=27 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727015110/https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/may/23/cpms-student-youth-wings-back-in-bengal-streets-to-run-community-kitchens-for-lockdown-hit-people-2306528.amp|url-status=live}}
=Women in SFI=
From 27 to 29 January 2017, the 5th All India Girls Convention was held at Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh and it elected a 23-member team of girls’ sub-committee.{{Cite web|title=All India Girls' Convention of SFI Held in Vijayawada|url=https://peoplesdemocracy.in/2017/0212_pd/all-india-girls%E2%80%99-convention-sfi-held-vijayawada|website=peoplesdemocracy.in|access-date=8 May 2020|archive-date=27 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727041509/https://peoplesdemocracy.in/2017/0212_pd/all-india-girls%E2%80%99-convention-sfi-held-vijayawada|url-status=live}}
==Bleed Without Fear, Bleed Without Tax==
Protesting against the imposition of 12% tax on sanitary napkins, the women sub-committee of SFI protested nationwide in July 2017.{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=14 July 2017|title=Protest against GST on sanitary napkins|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/protest-against-gst-on-sanitary-napkins/article19273621.ece|access-date=7 May 2020|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=1 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701124043/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/protest-against-gst-on-sanitary-napkins/article19273621.ece|url-status=live}} The campaign was named "Bleed Without Fear, Bleed Without Tax". Petitions were submitted to the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for revoking the government decision.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bleed-without-tax-sfi-sends-sanitary-napkins-arun-jaitley-65086|title=Bleed without tax: SFI sends sanitary napkins to Arun Jaitley|date=12 July 2017|first1=Saritha S|last1=Balan|website=The News Minute|access-date=7 May 2020|archive-date=30 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630233646/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bleed-without-tax-sfi-sends-sanitary-napkins-arun-jaitley-65086|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=SFI activists send sanitary napkins to Arun Jaitley in response to GST on pads|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2017/07/13/sfi-activists-send-sanitary-napkins-to-arun-jaitley-in-response-to-gst-on-pads|last1=Dhar|first1=Dipsita|website=Newslaundry|access-date=7 May 2020|archive-date=30 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630173637/https://www.newslaundry.com/2017/07/13/sfi-activists-send-sanitary-napkins-to-arun-jaitley-in-response-to-gst-on-pads|url-status=live}} Thousands of girl students mailed sanitary napkins with protest slogans to Arun Jaitley's office.{{Cite web|title=SFI has 'bloody' good idea: Asks students to send pads to Finance ministry to protest GST on sanitary napkins|url=https://www.edexlive.com/live-story/2017/jul/11/sfi-hatches-master-plan-to-send-sanitary-pads-to-arun-jaitley-to-protests-aginst-12-percent-gst-804.html|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=7 May 2020|archive-date=3 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703071802/https://www.edexlive.com/live-story/2017/jul/11/sfi-hatches-master-plan-to-send-sanitary-pads-to-arun-jaitley-to-protests-aginst-12-percent-gst-804.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|date=12 July 2017|title=GST: SFI activists post sanitary pads to Arun Jaitely|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/gst-sfi-activists-post-sanitary-pads-to-arun-jaitely/articleshow/59561500.cms|access-date=7 May 2020|archive-date=30 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200830071713/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/gst-sfi-activists-post-sanitary-pads-to-arun-jaitely/articleshow/59561500.cms|url-status=live}} This campaign was similar to that of the Pink Chaddi Campaign in 2009. The campaign also demanded the installation of adequate sanitary napkin vending machines in schools and colleges and providing six packets of sanitary napkins for one rupee to the women below poverty line.
==All-women panels==
Female candidates of the SFI won all seats in a mixed college by fielding an all-women panel for students union elections{{Cite web|title=Women to lead at Sree Sankaracharya Sanskrit University|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2017/dec/24/women-to-lead-at-sree-sankaracharya-sanskrit-university-1736179.html|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=8 May 2020|archive-date=27 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727021006/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2017/dec/24/women-to-lead-at-sree-sankaracharya-sanskrit-university-1736179.html|url-status=live}} in Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady in 2017.{{Cite web|title=These Kerala colleges' all-woman unions strive to break gender stereotypes|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2018/mar/08/these-kerala-colleges-all-woman-unions-strive-to-break-gender-stereotypes-1783984.html|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=8 May 2020|archive-date=27 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727013528/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2018/mar/08/these-kerala-colleges-all-woman-unions-strive-to-break-gender-stereotypes-1783984.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=വനിതാദിനത്തില് വിപ്ലവം രചിച്ച് സംസ്കൃത സര്വകലാശാലയിലെ പെണ്കരുത്ത്; ഭാരവാഹികള് ചുമതലയേറ്റു|url=https://www.asianetnews.com/local-news/union-bearers-of-kalady-sanskit-university-took-oath-in-women-s-day-po240g|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|language=ml|access-date=8 May 2020|archive-date=27 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727042709/https://www.asianetnews.com/local-news/union-bearers-of-kalady-sanskit-university-took-oath-in-women-s-day-po240g|url-status=live}} An SFI member became the first Dalit woman to be elected as the chairperson in Maharaja's College, Ernakulam in 2017.{{Cite web|title=First woman chairperson: Women's issues will be my priority: says Mridhula Gopi, the first girl to become chairperson of Maharaja's College in 70 years|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/womens-issues-will-be-my-priority/articleshow/60192020.cms|first1=Deepika|last1=Jayaram|date=24 August 2017|website=The Times of India|access-date=7 May 2020|archive-date=3 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703174552/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/womens-issues-will-be-my-priority/articleshow/60192020.cms|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Women power boosts SFI win Students' Federation of India|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/230817/women-power-boosts-sfi-win-students-federation-of-india.html|date=23 August 2017|website=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=8 May 2020|archive-date=16 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516180137/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/230817/women-power-boosts-sfi-win-students-federation-of-india.html|url-status=live}}
In 2018, all-women SFI panels won in CMS College Kottayam and contested in Government Victoria College, Palakkad.{{Cite web|title=SFI makes history, contests women in full panel for union elections at Victoria college|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/good-news/sfi-makes-history-contests-women-in-full-panel-for-union-elections-at-victoria-college-youth-1.3049506|website=Mathrubhumi|access-date=7 May 2020|archive-date=27 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727044527/https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/good-news/sfi-makes-history-contests-women-in-full-panel-for-union-elections-at-victoria-college-youth-1.3049506|url-status=live}}
In 2019, SFI members were elected as the first female chairpersons in Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Kochi,{{Cite web|title=SFI recaptures Sacred Heart College union|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2019/jun/29/sfi-recaptures-sacred-heart-college-union-1996877.html|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=8 May 2020|archive-date=27 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727013531/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2019/jun/29/sfi-recaptures-sacred-heart-college-union-1996877.html|url-status=live}} and the College of Engineering, Trivandrum (CET).{{Cite web|title=Student votes will not go in vain: CET's first woman chairperson Anjuradh TR|url=https://www.edexlive.com/people/2019/sep/05/student-votes-will-not-go-in-vain-cets-first-woman-chairperson-anjuradh-tr-7872.html|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=7 May 2020|archive-date=27 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727013527/https://www.edexlive.com/people/2019/sep/05/student-votes-will-not-go-in-vain-cets-first-woman-chairperson-anjuradh-tr-7872.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=How curfew-killer Anjuradh TR became the first woman to lead the Union at College of Engineering, Trivandrum|url=https://www.edexlive.com/campus/2019/sep/05/how-curfew-killer-anjuradh-tr-became-the-first-woman-to-lead-the-union-at-college-of-engineering-tr-7852.html|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=7 May 2020|archive-date=27 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727041509/https://www.edexlive.com/campus/2019/sep/05/how-curfew-killer-anjuradh-tr-became-the-first-woman-to-lead-the-union-at-college-of-engineering-tr-7852.html|url-status=live}} Earlier, the SFI had organised protests of the female hostelites of CET in February 2019 for extending the curfew timings for girls' hostels. This movement forced the government to accept the demands and Dr Usha Titus, the Higher Education Secretary of the Kerala Government issued orders to enforce them.
==GSCASH==
The idea of GSCASH (Gender Sensitisation Committee Against Sexual Harassment) was first experimented in Jawaharlal Nehru University by SFI's students union headed by Vijoo Krishnan in 1998–99.{{Cite web|title=Kanhaiya's predecessors: Where they are, what they do|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/kanhaiyas-predecessors-where-they-are-what-they-do/|date=22 February 2016|website=The Indian Express|access-date=8 May 2020|archive-date=10 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610105313/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/kanhaiyas-predecessors-where-they-are-what-they-do/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Meet JNU Alumnus Vijoo Krishnan, Man Who Inspired 50,000 Farmers to March 180-km|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/meet-jnu-alumnus-vijoo-krishnan-man-who-inspired-50000-farmers-to-march-180-km-1687019.html|date=13 March 2018|website=News18|access-date=8 May 2020|archive-date=27 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727013528/https://www.news18.com/news/india/meet-jnu-alumnus-vijoo-krishnan-man-who-inspired-50000-farmers-to-march-180-km-1687019.html|url-status=live}} In September 2013, after the harassment of two women students of Pondicherry University, the SFI initiated a movement for GSCASH in the university and the activists approached Madras High Court for redressal.{{Cite web|title=M.Kavya vs The Chairman|url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/143339158/|website=indiankanoon.org|access-date=8 May 2020|archive-date=27 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727041208/https://indiankanoon.org/doc/143339158/|url-status=live}} The movement later ended successfully with the High Court ordering university to constitute institutional mechanisms for grievances. In Assam, the Directorate of Higher Education (DHE) in 2018 ordered all colleges to set up GSCASH after the SFI's intervention.{{Cite web|title=Colleges told to form committee against sexual harassment|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=oct1018/city051|website=The Assam Tribune Online|access-date=8 May 2020|archive-date=27 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727041556/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=oct1018%2Fcity051|url-status=live}}
= LGBTQIA+ issues =
SFI has actively supported LGBTQIA+ rights. SFI was the first student organization in India to nominate an openly gay person for a Student Union election as they nominated Gourab Ghosh for Jawaharlal Nehru University Student Union elections held in 2013 as its candidate for the General Secretary position.{{Cite web|author=Shreya Roy Chowdhury|date=Sep 11, 2013|title=Gay scholar debuts in JNUSU polls |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Gay-scholar-debuts-in-JNUSU-polls/articleshow/22473301.cms|access-date=2021-06-01|website=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=3 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603012737/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Gay-scholar-debuts-in-JNUSU-polls/articleshow/22473301.cms|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=How Gourab Ghosh, the first-ever homosexual candidate to contest JNU elections, made the varsity more inclusive|url=https://www.edexlive.com/people/2020/jun/25/how-gourab-ghosh-the-first-ever-homosexual-candidate-to-contest-jnu-elections-made-the-varsity-more--12879.html|access-date=2021-06-01|website=The New Indian Express|language=en|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215742/https://www.edexlive.com/people/2020/jun/25/how-gourab-ghosh-the-first-ever-homosexual-candidate-to-contest-jnu-elections-made-the-varsity-more--12879.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=2013-09-11|title=JNU student election fray sees first ever gay candidate |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/jnu-student-election-fray-sees-first-ever-gay-candidate-1100855.html|access-date=2021-06-01|website=Firstpost|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215743/https://www.firstpost.com/india/jnu-student-election-fray-sees-first-ever-gay-candidate-1100855.html|url-status=live}} SFI has campaigned for LGBTQIA+ rights in college campuses, and has held conventions.{{Cite web|title=লিঙ্গবৈষম্যের বিরুদ্ধে এসএফআই|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/sfi-convention-on-lgbt-rights-1.876638|access-date=2021-06-01|website=www.anandabazar.com|language=bn|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215642/https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/sfi-convention-on-lgbt-rights-1.876638|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=2018-10-16|title=SFI plans push for LGBTQIA+ rights across campuses|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/sfi-plans-push-for-lgbtq-rights-across-college-campuses-5403666/|access-date=2021-06-01|website=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215323/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/sfi-plans-push-for-lgbtq-rights-across-college-campuses-5403666/|url-status=live}} In 2016, SFI decided to include the ‘others’ gender option in its membership forms.{{Cite web|date=2017-02-12|title=In solidarity with LGBT community, CPI-M's youth arm demands education, job reservation for transgenders across India|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/in-solidarity-with-lgbt-community-cpi-m-s-youth-arm-demands-education-job-reservation-for-transgenders-across-india/story-oQsa0bpVdKNaLGHtzU9caI.html|access-date=2021-06-01|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215452/https://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/in-solidarity-with-lgbt-community-cpi-m-s-youth-arm-demands-education-job-reservation-for-transgenders-across-india/story-oQsa0bpVdKNaLGHtzU9caI.html|url-status=live}} SFI has supported the scrapping of section 377 and opposes the Transgender Persons Act, 2019 commenting that the Act "infringes on the rights and dignity of transpersons". Prominent LGBTQIA+ persons in SFI include Apratim Roy (first trans SFI West Bengal State committee member),{{Cite web|date=2019-11-22|title=পঞ্চাশের লক্ষ্য, রূপান্তরকামী নেতার নেতৃত্বে এলজিবিটি অধিকাররক্ষায় নামছে SFI|url=https://zeenews.india.com/bengali/kolkata/sfi-to-start-campaign-for-lgbt-right_287814.html|access-date=2021-06-01|website=Zee24Ghanta.com|language=bn|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215642/https://zeenews.india.com/bengali/kolkata/sfi-to-start-campaign-for-lgbt-right_287814.html|url-status=live}} Nandhana (first Transgender member of Thrissur District committee, Kerala), Adam Harry (first trans man to become a pilot in India), Muhammed Zuhrabi (queer activist, ex-General Secretary, Pondicherry University Students' Council).
= Violence =
There have been cases of SFI cadres booked for anti-social activities in Trivandrum city.{{Cite web |title=Rape threat, casteist attack: 10 SFI members booked on complaint of AISF woman leader |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2021/10/22/sfi-aisf-clash-mg-university-senate-election-police-complaint.html |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=OnManorama}}{{Cite web |title=Three ABVP students drown as SFI supporters forces them to jump into river |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/story/19961015-three-abvp-students-drown-as-sfi-supporters-forces-them-to-jump-into-river-833946-1996-10-14 |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=India Today |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=SFI vs SFI: Criminal clique finds political patronage for a reason |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/straight-talk/2019/07/19/sfi-campus-violence-political-patronage.html |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=OnManorama}}{{Cite news |author=Staff Reporter |date=2021-10-22 |title=Non-bailable charges against SFI leaders |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/non-bailable-charges-against-sfi-leaders/article37128290.ece |access-date=2023-03-11 |issn=0971-751X}} In 2017, T Vijayalakshmi, the Director-in-Charge of Students Services of Kerala University, went on indefinite leave, citing death threats received from SFI affiliated students.{{Cite web |last=Nechiyil |first=Sahla |title=Kerala University faculty alleges torture and death threats at the hands of SFI |url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2017/04/05/kerala-university-faculty-alleges-torture-and-death-threats-at-the-hands-of-sfi |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=Newslaundry}} In 2019, retired judge PK Shamsudin conducted an informal personal probe in college campus politics; Shamsudin claimed anti-democratic activities of SFI in University College, Trivandrum and claimed presence of "torture rooms" run by SFI.{{Cite web |date=2019-08-04 |title=Kerala: A campus with a 'torture room' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/kerala-a-campus-with-a-torture-room-thiruvananthapurams-university-college-5876072/ |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Swamy |first=Rohini |date=2019-09-05 |title=Kerala colleges have 'torture rooms' for students who don't fall in line with unions |url=https://theprint.in/india/kerala-colleges-have-torture-rooms-for-students-who-dont-fall-in-line-with-unions/286641/ |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}} That same year, SFI College Unit members were arrested for stabbing a student at University College.{{Cite web |title=SFI activists paraded Akhil on campus soon after stabbing him {{!}} Video |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2019/07/28/sfi-activists-paraded-akhil-on-campus-soon-after-stabbing-him-video.html |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=OnManorama}}{{Cite web |title=SFI leader Nasim grabbed me, Shivaranjith stabbed: University College student Akhil |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2019/07/13/university-college-student-akhil-stabbed-nasim-shivaranjith.html |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=OnManorama}}{{Cite news |date=2019-07-17 |title=SFI leaders wanted to make an example of me: Akhil |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/sfi-leaders-wanted-to-make-an-example-of-me-akhil/article28520067.ece |access-date=2022-10-07 |issn=0971-751X}} In 2022, videos of the office of an MP from Wayanad Rahul Gandhi being vandalised by SFI members were circulated on social media. The incident was condemned by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-24 |title=Kerala: Rahul Gandhi's office vandalised by SFI activists, CM condemns violence |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/kerala-rahul-gandhi-s-office-vandalised-by-sfi-activists-in-wayanad-watch-here-11656073523192.html |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=mint |language=en}}{{Cite web |last1=Wayanad|first1=Shibimol KG |date=June 24, 2022 |title=Rahul Gandhi's Wayanad office vandalised, 8 SFI workers detained |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rahul-gandhi-wayanad-office-vandalised-sfi-activists-protests-sc-verdict-esz-1966411-2022-06-24 |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=India Today |language=en}} In 2022, SFI activists were booked for assault on woman at Government Law College, Trivandrum.{{Cite web |title=Attack on KSU woman leader: Lenient criminal charges against SFI activists |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/03/19/ksu-woman-attack-police-slap-mild-charges-sfi-activists.html |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=OnManorama}}{{Cite web |title=KSU woman leader among 4 injured in clash with SFI at Kerala college |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/thiruvananthapuram/story/thiruvananthapuram-ksu-woman-leader-among-4-injured-clash-sfi-law-college-1926076-2022-03-16 |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=India Today |language=en}} In 2023, SFI activists barged into the Asianet News media office in Ernakulam. The activists pushed aside the security guard and displayed banners against the news outlet.{{Cite news |date=2023-03-04 |title=Protests gain momentum against SFI activists barging into Asianet News channel office in Kochi |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/protests-gain-momentum-against-sfi-activists-barging-into-asianet-news-channel-office-kochi/article66579426.ece |access-date=2023-03-11 |issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite web |date=2023-03-07 |title=8 SFI workers surrender after barging into Asianet News office in Kochi: Report |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/8-sfi-workers-surrender-after-barging-into-asianet-news-office-in-kochi-report-101678143240258.html |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-03-06 |title=Asianet News office incident: 8 SFI workers surrender |url=https://theprint.in/india/asianet-news-office-incident-8-sfi-workers-surrender/1423700/ |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}
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