Aligarh/IBNS, March 6 -- The Hindu students of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) are set to write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Holi celebrations are not allowed in the Aligarh Muslim University, media reports said.

The Hindu students were reportedly denied permission to organise Holi in the Non-Resident Students' Centre (NRSC) Club on March 9.

LLM student Akhil Kaushal approached the proctor and vice-chancellor for permission for Holi Milan.

Professor Mohammad Wasim Ali, who is the proctor, said there was no ban on Holi.

Ali claimed students play it on the campus every year.

"No permission is needed for this, and the matter is being unnecessarily blown out of proportion," he said as quoted by ETV Bharat.

But the students ...