The Jammu University (JU) on Friday barred Professor Mohammad Tajuddin from teaching work till further orders after he referred to freedom fighter Bhagat Singh as a terrorist.
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The Jammu University (JU) on Friday barred Professor Mohammad Tajuddin from teaching work till further orders after he referred to freedom fighter Bhagat Singh as a terrorist.
A top JU functionary said that Prof. Mohammad Tajuddin, head of the political science department, has been “disassociated” from teaching work till further orders.
A six-member team has been constituted to look into the matter as the teacher claimed that he did not intend to hurt feelings of anyone.
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The incident came to light after a video-clip of the episode recorded by a student when the professor was taking the class went viral on social media.
Students came out in large numbers on the campus raising slogans against the professor and demanded his termination from JU.
Sensing the mood of the students, the Vice-Chancellor, Manoj Dhar, disassociated him from teaching job till further orders. Students were demanding that he should be suspended for making “derogatory” remarks against the great freedom fighter.
Another group of students came out in support of the teacher.
Tajuddin, in a post on social media, tried to clarify the matter by claiming, “I also consider Bhagat Singh a revolutionary. He is one of those who sacrificed their lives for freedom of the country.”
He said that he was teaching Lenin (Russian revolutionary) and made the comment in that context. He said that the state calls any violence against it “terrorism”.
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