Filmmaker Anand Patwardhan Denied Entry to Mumbai University Amid Monk's Protest

Filmmaker Anand Patwardhan was denied entry to Mumbai University's Kalina campus while attempting to support Buddhist monk and former research scholar Bhante Vimamsa, who has been staging a peaceful sit-in protest for over six months. Vimamsa demands preservation of the Pali language department and hostel renovations. The university cited security concerns and lack of prior notice for Patwardhan's visit, labeling the protest illegal. Patwardhan and supporters criticized the administration's handling and alleged inhuman treatment of the monk.