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Feminist leaders and activists are silent on women's rights when issues arise at Aligarh Muslim?
The Hindu did report on voting restrictions for Women's College students at AMU, but using this to allege selective silence by political figures misleads viewers while ignoring historic wins by women in the same election. The Hindu reported on November 2, 2026, that around 4,000 undergraduate students at AMU's Women's College cannot vote in the main AMUSU elections under 2019 university regulations, though AMU stated they vote in their separate college union. However, female candidates actively contested the election, winning six of 13 posts including Nashra Naim as vice-president, and students actively raised the voting issue with the Ministry of Education.
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- Checked 11 Nov 2026
- Main source: AMU Women’s College students ask Education Minister to reinstate voting rights; university denies disenfranchisement - The Hindu
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“Smash the patriarchy”, “Ladki Hoon, Lad Sakti Hoon”; the slogans are loud when Hindu traditions are the target. But when nearly 4,000 women are reportedly…
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Red flags
AMU excluded Women's College undergraduate students from AMUSU voting in 2012 after having granted them voting rights in 2010-11 and 2011-12 under Lyngdoh Committee recommendations.
“Earlier, Women’s College students had participated in AMUSU elections during 2010-11 and 2011-12, as per the recommendations of the Lyngdoh Committee. … In 2012, the university reverted arbitrarily to a separate-union arrangement” AMU Women’s College students ask Education Minister to reinstate voting rights; university denies disenfranchisement - The Hindu, 2026-11-03
The trick: Silence = guilt
It treats someone not commenting as proof of what they think (known as argument from silence).
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What the post doesn't tell you
- The Reel leaves out that Women's College students vote in their separate college union elections (WCSU), that female candidates won historic victories in the main union election including Vice-President, and that female students actively petitioned the Education Ministry on the issue.
- AMU's Public Relations Officer stated that Women's College students vote in the Women's College Students' Union elections on the same day and have not been denied their vote (The Hindu).
- In the November 2026 AMUSU elections, women candidates won six of 13 posts, including Nashra Naim becoming the first female vice-president in the university's 105-year history (Economic Times, Hindustan Times, The Wire).
How it plays you
It wants you to think: “Feminist leaders and activists are silent on women's rights when issues arise at Aligarh Muslim University.”
A news report about student union election rules does not demonstrate selective silence or hypocrisy by external political figures, nor does it mean women's issues at the campus were ignored.
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