Three days after the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Hyderabad, shut down its academic activities following protests by students against the sudden increase in hostel fees, students at the Mumbai campus have started signature campaigns and meetings to show solidarity with their Hyderabad counterparts. But what worries them more at the moment is the chance of similar issues surfacing at the Mumbai campus.

The Hyderabad students have filed a writ petition in the Telangana High Court, challenging the administration's action of abruptly shutting down in the middle of the academic year.

Arvind Kartik, a student from Hyderabad, said, "The decision to shut down academic activities was uncalled for. Students have been protesting for a valid reason. There has been no violence that the authorities were forced to take such action. Instead, the administration should have had a dialogue with the students. One of the students is continuing his hunger strike at the hostel. His health is deteriorating but no one from the administration has reached out to him."