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Kashmiri Student Elected College Union Chairman in Kerala

News18•01-10-2026, 20:22

•Shakir Yusuf, a first-year BBA student from Kashmir, was elected Chairman of the College Union at St Thomas College in Thavalappara, Kerala.
•Shakir was elected unopposed as part of the SFI-led panel.
•He initially had apprehensions about moving to Kerala but praised the warm welcome and the state's natural beauty.
•St Thomas College, affiliated with Mahatma Gandhi University, admitted students from Kashmir in collaboration with Lead College in Palakkad.
•The college plans to admit over 60 students from other states in the upcoming academic year.

Shakir Yusuf, a first-year BBA student from Kashmir, was elected Chairman of the College Union at St Thomas College in Thavalappara near Konni.

He was elected to the post after all candidates from the Students' Federation of India-led panel were elected unopposed.

Two students from Kashmir are currently studying at the college, with hostel accommodations arranged for them by the institution.