JNU Teachers' Association Seeks Centre's Response on VC's Caste Remarks, Demands Removal

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers' Association (JNUTA) has written to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan seeking the Centre's position on alleged casteist remarks by JNU Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit, made during a widely circulated podcast. JNUTA demands her removal, citing previous representations and concerns over misgovernance, caste discrimination, misuse of recruitment provisions, and declining representation of marginalized groups. The association criticizes the Education Ministry's silence, contrasting it with police action against protesting students, and questions the government's commitment to addressing caste issues in higher education.