Students in Indian city forced to take pledge against falling in love - GulfToday

Students in Indian city forced to take pledge against falling in love

  • 14 Feb 2020
ValentineDay

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In India’s Amaravati College, students were made to pledge against falling in love on Valentine’s Day.

The video of the students from the girls’ college went viral showing them saying they will never opt for love marriage or fall in love.

According to the college authority, the student were not coerced into taking the pledge, even though there was a professor in the video guiding them through the pledge.

 

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