Chennai/UNI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.Stalin on Monday condemned the alleged attack on Tamil students by ABVP at the JNU in Delhi.

In a tweet, he said universities are not just spaces for learning, but also for discussion, debate and dissent.

"The cowardly attack on Tamil students by ABVP and vandalising the portraits of leaders like Periyar, Karl Marx at Jawaharlal Nehru University is highly condemnable and calls for a strict action from the Univ Admin", he said.

The securities of JNU & Delhi Police have time and again turned mute spectators to the violence unleashed on students who fight for their rights & are critical of the Union BJP regime, Stalin said.

"I express my solidarity with the students & request VC to initiate action against the culprits and protect students from Tamil Nadu", he added.