Teachers of Jamia Millia University and Delhi University have rallied to the support of social scientist Ashis Nandy whose remark linking Dalits, tribals and backward classes to ‘corruption’ was pilloried at the Jaipur Literary Festival.
The Jamia Teachers’ Solidarity on Association, in a statement Monday, said the accusation against the scholar was just not true.
Nandy had said at the Jaipur Literary Festival Saturday: ‘It will be an undignified and vulgar statement. But the fact is that most of the corrupt come from the OBC, the Scheduled Castes and now, increasingly, STs. As long as that is the case, the Indian Republic will survive.’
Nandy was commenting about the manner in which sections of society that had long been powerless were wresting power from an established elite.
He was booked the following day under Section 3(1) of the SC/ST Act, which is non-bailable and invites a 10-year jail term. This section pertains to the actions of a non-SC/ST person.
The Jamia Teachers’ Solidarity on Association, in a statement Monday, said the accusation against the scholar was just not true.
Nandy had said at the Jaipur Literary Festival Saturday: ‘It will be an undignified and vulgar statement. But the fact is that most of the corrupt come from the OBC, the Scheduled Castes and now, increasingly, STs. As long as that is the case, the Indian Republic will survive.’
Nandy was commenting about the manner in which sections of society that had long been powerless were wresting power from an established elite.
He was booked the following day under Section 3(1) of the SC/ST Act, which is non-bailable and invites a 10-year jail term. This section pertains to the actions of a non-SC/ST person.