The announcement has turned heads and the finance minister and the state government have been lauded for introducing such a reformation, supporting the growth of the underprivileged students.
The management has urged the staff and other workers to follow precautions and guidelines such as maintaining social distancing, wearing masks, and avoiding unnecessary travel.
It must be noted that soon after Fathima Latheef's death, Abdul Latheef has alleged in Chennai that he had evidence to prove that Fathima was being harassed by some professors in her department.
While there has been a significant momentum to Tamil Nadu, there had also been a setback for some of the colleges in losing the rank of where they stood last year.
"We are shocked and deeply grieved, and convey our heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of the departed soul", IIT Madras said in a statement.
IIT-M has reported 183 positive cases so far as of Tuesday in two weeks with more students contracted the virus, pushing the institute to shut down its operations.
The prestigious campus has got declared as the COVID-19 hotspot with over 100 positive cases so far since December 1, pushing the management to shut down its operations.
As the institute has been declared as the hotspot, the academic zones were temporarily closed and the premises had gone through the disinfection drive to curb the spread.
