Roorkee, July 21 -- IIT Roorkee on Tuesday clarified that an advisory circulating on social media regarding students' political expression is a routine internal advisory issued at the commencement of every academic session and does not constitute any new directive or policy.

The institute told ANI that the communication is an "internal advisory circulated among students, faculty and staff at the commencement of every academic session" and does not constitute any new policy.

"The communication being referred to is an internal advisory circulated among students, faculty, and staff at the commencement of each academic session. Similar advisories are routinely issued every year in accordance with the Institute's existing notified conduct ru...