German student at IIT Madras deported over Holocaust placard at anti-CAA protests?

Chennai | Wednesday | 25th December, 2019

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SUSHMITHA RAMAKRISHNAN and C SHIVAKUMAR ByExpress News ServiceCHENNAI: A German exchange student from IIT-Madras has allegedly been asked to leave the country for participating in protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). The action has come days after tweets of Jakob holding placards against the CAA went viral. "I have been 'banned' from India," Jakob told Express. One of the placards Jakob was holding at a protest made a reference to the Holocaust in Germany: '1933-1945, we have been there'. "It is very sad that a friend might get deported for simply showing solidarity," said his friend on condition of anonymity..