GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3929
ANSWERED ON-18/08/2025
Derogatory Statement against Mahatma Gandhi
3929. Shri M K Raghavan:
Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has taken note of derogatory statement made against Mahatma
Gandhi by a professor of NIT, Calicut in social media;
(b)...
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3929 ANSWERED ON-18/08/2025 Derogatory Statement against Mahatma Gandhi
3929. Shri M K Raghavan:
Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has taken note of derogatory statement made against Mahatma Gandhi by a professor of NIT, Calicut in social media;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor? A N S W E R MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR)
(a) to (c): National Institute of Technology, Calicut (Kerala) is an autonomous Institute of National Importance governed by the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (NITSER) Act, 2007 (29 of 2007) and the Statutes (2009) framed under the Act and the action in the matter has been taken by the Institute as per its established procedures and the Statutes.
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