The photograph of a circular of ‘Big Nos‘ for girl students, purportedly issued by Sri Sairam College of Engineering (Chennai), has gone viral on Twitter, evoking anger at the draconian rules that forbid women from having accounts on Facebook and WhatsApp and from even talking to boys.

Shared by Kavita Krishnan on Twitter, this new circular mentioning regressive rules for girl students comes as a revelation of sorts about the regressive approach that some colleges take while trying to achieve on-campus discipline.

Here’s the full circular:

Ok, is this an Engineering College or a khap panchayat?! Idiotic draconian dress and moral codes for women! #Chennai pic.twitter.com/uDfwdZrzgL

— Kavita Krishnan (@kavita_krishnan) September 20, 2015

Leggings, short kurta, tight pants, tops, Patiala, Anarkali, banyan-type cloth pants and more are all banned. The Question is, what do girls wear? Further, there are bans on hair colouring, high heels, fancy chappals mobile phones, talking to boys, birthday parties, chocolates and the list seems never ending.

College Authorities denying the allegations:

The circular led to outrage on Twitter over the outdated rules for women, but the college authorities vehemently denied having issued any such circular.

“This is the handiwork of some unwanted elements. We did not issue any such circular,” Jayakumar, the principal of Sri Sairam Engineering College, Chennai, told IBTimes India over the phone.

 

“Our rules are always published in the college calendar at the beginning of the academic year. We do not hand out such circulars,” he said.

Twitterati and Redditors reacted strongly to the list, that went viral on social media.

Here are some Twitter reactions:

Pichi ki paraakasta ante idhe 😉 Chennai college’s shocking rules for girls! https://t.co/Mvyle709Ui via @sharethis

— Chiranjiv Santhosh (@kingchiru15) September 22, 2015

Sri Sairam Engg College, Chennai’s list of NO’s for their girls. Bcoz girls are distractions not students? pic.twitter.com/NvAxXMZYjn

— Sangita Nambiar (@Sanginamby) September 21, 2015

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