Members of the Disha Students’ Organisation staged a protest at the Mumbai University (MU) Kalina campus gate against a talk — Zionism and Hindutva — which was held at the Convocation Hall. The protesting students claimed that allowing such an event on the campus revealed the varsity’s pro-saffronisation approach. However, MU authorities rubbished the allegations saying that they were not associated with the programme in any way and had just rented out the hall for it.    

Indo-Israel Friendship Association along with the Consulate General of Israel held the event at the campus on Monday evening. The memorandum submitted by the organisation, which demanded cancellation of the programme, stated, "Mumbai University is organising a seminar on 'Zionism and Hindutva' on August 26. This could be seen as a continuation of the process of saffronisation of the education system." President of the organisation, Baban Thoke, an M. Phil student at MU, said, "Saffronisation of education is happening all over the country."