This document summarizes the Indian Ministry of Education's response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3929, addressed on August 18, 2025, regarding a derogatory statement allegedly made against Mahatma Gandhi by a professor at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Calicut, on social media. The Ministry, represented by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Sukanta Majumdar, stated that NIT Calicut, as an autonomous Institute of National Importance, is governed by the NITSER Act of 2007 and its Statutes of 2009. The Ministry indicated that action regarding the alleged statement has been undertaken by NIT Calicut in accordance with its established procedures and Statutes. The response implies that the Ministry is deferring to the internal processes of NIT Calicut in addressing the matter.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Education: The Indian government ministry responsible for education.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India.
Mahatma Gandhi: A prominent leader of the Indian independence movement.
Shri M K Raghavan: A member of Lok Sabha who raised the question.
DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR: Minister of State in the Ministry of Education.
National Institute of Technology, Calicut Kerala: An autonomous Institute of National Importance located in Kerala, India.
National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research NITSER Act, 2007: The act governing the National Institutes of Technology in India.
Statutes 2009: Regulations framed under the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research NITSER Act, 2007.
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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