Pekanbaru – Hundreds of students from the Sultan Syarif Kasim State Islamic University prevented a discussion involving vice presidential candidate Jusuf Kalla, the running mate of presidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, from going ahead after staging a rally against his presence on their campus on Wednesday.

Antara reported that the Democratic Party vice presidential hopeful eventually decided to leave the venue under tight guard.

According to the students, they did not want their university to be used for campaigning, and had therefore asked Kalla to leave. Despite Kalla's explanations, the students continued to insist that Kalla leave.

Kalla was slated to attend a discussion on the manifestos of the candidates standing in the presidential election.