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- Non-binary MSP Q Manivannan, with a graduate visa to 2029, is standing for St Andrews rector despite rape-comment controversy.
- Former rector John Cleese urged students not to support Manivannan, saying the remarks downplay rape’s psychological impact.
- Manivannan described rape as a “spectrum” with “different modes” of consent in a podcast, prompting outrage.
- Manivannan apologized, claiming malicious editing, after the Scottish Rape Crisis Alliance accused him of minimizing sexual violence.