Panji, March 8 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has slammed Jamia Milia Islamia University (JMI) for removing Thiruvananthapuram, the only centre in South India, from its list of entrance test centres.

Taking to social media X, the Congress MP said, "Jamia Millia Islamia University (JMI) has removed Thiruvananthapuram from its list of entrance test centres. And it was the only such centre in south India! The city, moreover, witnessed at least 550 students taking the exams. An inexplicable decision: Has JMI decided it doesn't want South Indian students?"

Later speaking to ANI on Friday, the Congress MP said that the decision was a short-sighted decision and said that he would write to the JMI vice chancellor to "object strongly."

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