Professor Mohammad Tajuddin of Jammu University has been suspended by the University administration after he referred to Bhagat Singh as a “terrorist” during a lecture.
A clip of the lecture went viral leading to students’ outrage. The students of the university wrote a letter to Vice-Chancellor Manoj Dhar, demanding an action against Tajuddin. The university ordered a probe into the incident also ordered Tajuddin’s suspension and said he could not take classes till the probe was over.
Some students came to me last evening & told me about this incident. They submitted a CD as proof. I’ve immediately formed an inquiry committee. We’ve disassociated him from teaching till inquiry committee submits the report: Prof Manoj K Dhar, Vice Chancellor, Jammu University https://t.co/iPbjdCJY8B
— ANI (@ANI) November 30, 2018
Bhagat Singh’s nephew Abhay Singh Sandhu condemned the incident. “Even the Britishers did not call him terrorist, they called him a true revolutionary. The HoD of Political Science Professor is calling a Martyr, who lost his life at an early age, a terrorist. This is a blunder by the Professor, it is condemnable and he should apologize,” he said.
Professor Tajudding clarified his statements and said that he considers Bhagat Singh as a revolutionary.
Prof. Mohammad Tajuddin, University of Jammu, on complaint lodged against him in Univ. for calling Bhagat Singh ‘terrorist’: I also consider Bhagat Singh a revolutionary. He is one of the people who sacrificed their lives for the country. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/yCD4vgBE7a
— ANI (@ANI) November 30, 2018
He said that his words were taken out of context.
I was teaching Lenin (Russian revolutionary) & in that context, I said state calls any violence against it ‘terrorism’. Someone took a 25-second video out of my 2-hrs lecture. Terrorist word came in that,it wasn’t what I meant. Still,if anyone is hurt,I’m really sorry for it. 2/2 pic.twitter.com/jotmc3OGWf
— ANI (@ANI) November 30, 2018
The university’s vice-chancellor, Manoj K Dhar, had constituted a six-member high-level committee headed by the senior-most professor of the university, to look into the complaint.
