A student leader from King’s College London has allegedly started a campaign to stop the national anthem to be played at university graduation ceremonies. Mahamed Abdullahi, an officer in university’s student union apparently said that playing the anthem is inappropriate and gives rise to “far-right nationalism”.
King’s received it's royal charter from King George IV in 1829 and plays God Save the Queen in its bi-annual graduation ceremonies. Abdullahi according to The Times allegedly said “I want to get rid of the national anthem at graduation because it's outdated and not reflective of the ‘global’ values the college espouses. In the context of increasing far right nationalism across Europe and the legacy of the British Empire, its just a bit s***.”
A student's union spokesperson reportedly said: “Mahamed’s Facebook post aired a personal view that he wanted feedback on. KCLSU has a procedure to support student-led campaigns and any student can use this. KCLSU does not currently have a campaign or policy on the national anthem at graduations.”
