THE REMOVAL of Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal from the presidency of the Student Council of Chulalongkorn University (CU) over alleged misbehaving by not kneeling during an oath taking ceremony, has raised questions about whether CU has exercised its mandate excessively over elected student representatives.

Progressive student activist Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal was elected president of the Student Council of Chulalongkorn University (SCCU) on Thursday, with 27 votes from a 36-member quorum.