By Shaju Philip
A professor at the National Institute of Technology – Calicut has been booked by the police for a post that ostensibly praised Nathuram Godse.
On Gandhi’s death anniversary, professor Dr A Shaija had posted on Facebook, “Proud of Godse for saving India.” She was commenting on a Facebook post by an advocate who had posted, “Hindu Mahasabha activist Nathuram Godse, a hero of many in Bharat.”
Shaija later deleted the comment, but its screenshots were widely circulated.
CPI(M) youth wing DYFI Saturday demanded Shaija be sacked since she had “tried to foment trouble in society”.
Congress MP M K Raghavan, who represents Kozhikode (Calicut), posted on X: “I am ashamed to hear an inappropriate comment against Mahatma Gandhi and praise of Godse’s deed by a person holding a responsible post in NIT, a premier institution falls under my constituency. Appropriate exemplary action should be taken by the authorities concerned.”
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