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Varsity row over 'singling out' northeastern students resolved
Monday October 24, 2011 06:55:13 PM,
IANS
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Hyderabad:
A row over an alleged attempt by the University of Hyderabad to
single out students from the northeast in its drive against
drinking and drug use on campus was resolved with the students
expressing satisfaction over the vice chancellor's apology for the
"inadvertent" move.
While university officials rubbished the allegations of "racial
profiling", the student community from northeast says the issue is
now closed for them.
The students had Friday staged a protest against an alleged email
sent by Vice Chancellor Ramakrishna Ramaswamy to faculty members
from northeast on consumption of alcohol by northeastern students.
An official told IANS that it is a common practice to use the
services of faculty to mentor the students. "Because two students
from northeast were caught consuming liquor during last few days,"
he said when asked why students from a particular region were
singled out.
"The issue was blown out of proportion by some vested interests,"
he said.
About 200 students from the northeast had Friday taken out a march
on the campus.
The vice chancellor later issued a statement expressing regret if
he had hurt the sentiments of any group of students.
"As far as we are concerned the issue is closed. We are satisfied
with the vice chancellor's clarification that his move was
unintentional," a student from Nagaland told IANS.
Another student said since consumption of liquor was common among
all students, it was not proper to single out only students from
the northeast. "Some of us take liquor to overcome the stress but
nobody uses drugs. There should be no discrimination towards any
region while dealing with a problem," the student, also from
Nagaland, said.
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