The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has suspended an Indian-origin PhD scholar over a pro-Palestine essay he wrote in the college magazine last month. Prahlad Iyengar, who is barred from entering his college campus, will remain suspended till January 2026, India Today reported. This would terminate his five-year National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Who is Prahlad Iyengar? MIT suspends student over essay, sparks outrage (lilpayload/Instagram) Iyengar wrote an essay on the pro-Palestine movement that was published in Written Revolution, a multidisciplinary student magazine. MIT believes what he wrote called for violent protests on the campus, and the magazine, too, has been banned. Iyengar reacted to the suspension, saying it highlighted the larger issue of freedom of speech on campuses across America. Who is Prahlad Iyengar? Iyengar is reportedly pursuing a PhD from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He had been suspended last year too following the pro-Palestine demonstrations. Following Iyenger’s latest suspension, the MIT Coalition Against Apartheid started a protest. The group wrote in an X post, “After public backlash against …