The institute asks him to vacate the residential quarters by February 18, but he wants to retain it till the end of February.
The institute asks him to vacate the residential quarters by February 18, but he wants to retain it till the end of February.
A former professor at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras has written to Chief Minister MK Stalin complaining that the institute is trying to oust him. He has appealed to Mr. Stalin to ensure his safety in the institute.
Vipin P. Veetil resigned from the institute alleging caste discrimination and harassment. While the institute had allowed them to retain their residential quarters till February 28, they received a letter on February 10 advising them to vacate. The institute has further said that if he does not vacate by February 18, action will be initiated to evict him.
In the letter, the institute’s deputy registrar (administration) has cited media reports that they have planned to stage a sit-in in front of the institute’s administrative building. The officer cited section 30 of the Estate Rules and said that his action “would be unjustified and prejudicial to the maintenance of peace in the premises by the competent authority.”
Mr. Vetil, who has also sent a notice to the chief minister, said he is taking up his case with the National Commission for Backward Classes in Delhi and the Ministry of Education and will return to Chennai on February 21 itself.
He wanted the institute to allow him to “perfectly maintain the residential quarters till the end of February, as agreed earlier by IIT-Madras. I request you to guarantee my safety,” he said. Said in his letter.
He added: “IIIT-Madras is an island for tyranny in the land of social justice. We, the members of backward classes and scheduled castes are treated as second class citizens. The repression is severe. Without your serious intervention, I see a grim future for the non-Brahmin faculty and students of IIT-Madras.