President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday was rushed out from Al Kuds University due to the ongoing protests by angry Palestinian students against India's growing friendship with Israel.
When the President was about to end his acceptance speech, the security apparatus appeared visibly worried. Both the President and the accompanying delegation were rushed out of the venue as soon as he completed his speech. The President did not wait for the proposed signing of the MoU between higher education institutions of the two countries.
As the President stepped out, he saw half a dozen placard wielding students seeking president to "listen to our voice". When Mukherjee's car left main gates of the university, hundreds of students marched up to the main auditorium questioning, what they called, India's growing proximity with Israel.
On the advice of the security personnel, the presidential cavalcade moved directly to Jerusalem, giving inauguration of a boys school build by the Indian government a miss.
Mukherjee is on a historic three-day visit to Palestine and Israel, the first India head of the state to do that since India established diplomatic ties with Israel.
The historic visit is happening at a time when tension between the two sides have escalated over the last two months resulting in daily protests and killings from both sides. Lately, Al Kuds has been at the center of many such protests.
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