LU teacher in spot over anti-RSS remarks
Lucknow: The controversy surrounding associate professor Ravikant Chandan from
Lucknow University
's Hindi department deepened as the university administration granted permission for legal proceedings.
The professor's alleged social media posts about RSS triggered protests by students, leading to formal complaints. The matter gained attention across academic circles, prompting swift action from the university authorities.
The university officials conducted internal meetings to review the situation before arriving at their decision. The Registrar's office formally communicated the prosecution approval to relevant government departments through official channels.
Vice-chancellor Prof. Alok Kumar Rai approved the prosecution of Ravikant for prosecution in the court of justice. After the VC's approval for his prosecution, Registrar Vidyanand Tripathi issued a letter in this regard and informed the government.
Ravikant has been in controversy in the past as well. There was a lot of uproar over his comment on the Kashi Vishwanath temple earlier.
When contacted, the associate professor refused to comment, saying that he is yet to receive the official communication.
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On June 9, the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad high court had granted interim anticipatory bail to Madri Kakoti, an assistant professor of linguistics at Lucknow University, for her controversial posts on social media after the Pahalgam terror attack. The order was passed by the vacation single bench of Justice Rajiv Singh.
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