Vice Chancellor Prof. Shantishree Dhulipudi, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Jagran correspondent, New Delhi. Amidst the controversy over recent sloganeering in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus, Vice Chancellor Prof. Shantishree Dhulipudi Pandit has clearly said that the activities of a few people do not decide the character of the entire university. He said that every university may have some crazy elements, but they are not the identity of JNU.
The Vice Chancellor made this comment while addressing a program two days after slogans were raised against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The Vice Chancellor said that after the sloganeering incident the university returned to normalcy within 24 hours and at present the campus is completely peaceful.
International recognition of JNU
Describing JNU as the most nationalist university in the country, he said that it is not limited to India only, but is also recognized at the international level. JNU is a brand, what is said here has a global impact.
It is noteworthy that after the Supreme Court on Monday night denied bail to former JNU students Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, accused in the 2020 Delhi riots case, some students raised slogans during the protest on the campus. The event was organized at Sabarmati Dhaba on the anniversary of the violent attack on 5 January 2020.
Vice Chancellor Shantisree Pandit was speaking at a conference on 'The M-Silent Invasion: Illegal Migration in Mumbai'. The conference discussed illegal migration from Bangladesh and Myanmar, demographic changes and its effects on civil resources. Filmmaker Vipul Shah attended the program as the chief guest.