JNUSU to hold student ‘referendum’ on removal of V-C over casteist remarks

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) has announced a “student referendum” connected the removal of Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Panditover her alleged casteist remarks during a podcast interrogation past month. The referendum volition beryllium conducted connected Tuesday crossed each schools of the university.

The V-C had allegedly said that 1 cannot advancement by “playing the unfortunate card”, portion referring to Dalits successful India and African-American communities successful the United States. The remarks drew beardown disapproval from students and academics, who described them arsenic “insensitive and casteist”.