50 year old Masarat Alam Bhat is a leader of the Muslim League and has been in Tihar Jail in Delhi since June 2019 in a terror funding case being investigated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
In essence, The Wire, in its article, has toed the separatists and terrorists' line in blaming the university for "enforcing" nationalism on students by simply asking them to comply with the university protocols, which include standing up for the national anthem, among other activities.
Faisi claimed that the Kerala government gives importance to Southern-region of the state despite the northern Malabar region having the most assembly seats.