Punjab: Assistant professor sacked for ‘derogatory’ remark about Ram
Lovely Professional University in Phagwara, Punjab has sacked an assistant professor for using derogatory language against Lord Ram.
On Saturday, a purported video of Assistant Professor Gursang Preet Kaur’s remarks surfaced on social media, following which there were demands for her sacking.
In a recording of an online lecture that surfaced on social media, Assistant Professor Gursang Preet Kaur can be heard referring to the Ramayana, saying, ‘Ram is not a good person at all; Ravana is a good person.
Ram is a cunning person. Ram made all the plans to trap Sita & put all the blame on Ravan ~ LPU Professor Gursang Preet Kaur.
Now, Lovely Professional University (LPU) sacked professor, after her video went viral on social media. pic.twitter.com/Wnbqcjidis
— Anshul Saxena (@AskAnshul) April 23, 2022
Kaur can be heard saying, ‘I think Ram was a cunning person, he planned to trap Sita and put her in trouble and put all the blame on Ravana.’
She further says, ‘How can we say who is good and who is bad? And the whole world is worshiping Rama and saying that Ravana is a bad person? All the planning is done by him (Ram), so how can he be so good?’
After this recording went viral, people online reacted strongly, after which the university issued a statement.
“We understand that some people have been hurt by the video shared on social media in which one of our faculty members can be heard sharing his personal opinion,” the private university said in a statement.
— Lovely Professional University – LPU (@lpuuniversity) April 23, 2022
It further said, ‘We would like to clarify that the views shared by him are completely personal and the university does not endorse any of them. We have always been a secular university, where people of all religions and faiths are treated equally with love and respect. He has been relieved from service with immediate effect. However, we deeply regret this entire incident.
When contacted, Aman Mittal, vice-president of the university, said that the concerned assistant professor was sacked on Saturday.
