A four-day education conclave in Kochi, organised by RSS affiliate and attended by Mohan Bhagwat, Kerala VCs, and BJP-ruled state education ministers, has become a flashpoint in Kerala’s opposition to National Education Policy. Governor Rajendra Arlekar’s and VCs’ participation has drawn criticism from CPI(M) and SFI, who warn it threatens academic autonomy and secularism, reports The South First.