While thousands of students are looking forward to meeting and hearing from Kanhaiya Kumar once he arrives in Mumbai today, not everyone has been as welcoming. If the students organising the event are to be believed, the Mumbai Police has been particularly resistant, going as far as to force the venue to back out at the eleventh hour.

Yesterday, the student organisers held a press conference to announce that they would go ahead with the event with or without the police’s support. Pic/Atul KambleYesterday, the student organisers held a press conference to announce that they would go ahead with the event with or without the police’s support. Pic/Atul Kamble