Jaffna University will resume its academic activities starting Tuesday according to media reports.
The university was virtually shut down as classes were boycotted for more than a month, with students demanding the release of four Jaffna University students held by the army.
Higher Education Minister S.B. Dissanayake threatened that Jaffna University will be closed if classes don’t resume.
“I have told the university authorities that, willingly or unwillingly, we will have to close the university, even for one year, if campus activities are not normalised.” he said.
According to Uthayan, the Higher Education Minister announced that all four detained Jaffna University students will be released before Thai Pongal.
The Sunday Times reported that Jaffna University Vice Chancellor Vasanthy Arasaratnam told the Minister that campus activities continue to operate, but students have kept away because of lack of security for them to attend classes.
