In a tweet on Monday, college authorities said “affected staff have been barred from classes until the investigation is concluded.”
In the viral video, an engineering student is seen questioning his professor. The professor is also heard apologizing to the student.
In a tweet, the institute said that the institute has already launched an investigation into the incident.
“We would like everyone to know that the institution does not condone this type of behavior and that this isolated incident will be addressed according to established policy. The Institute prides itself on one of the greatest diversity on campus and is committed to upholding our constitutional values of treating everyone equally, regardless of caste, religion, region, gender, etc. “, the institute said in its tweet.
In the video we see the professor trying to reassure the student, but the latter replies by saying: “being a Muslim in this country and facing all this every day is not fun. Are you going to talk to your child like this? Will you call him by the name of a terrorist? How can you call me that in front of so many people? You can’t call me that.”
A message purportedly shared by the student after the incident reads: “Hi everyone, you all must have seen a video that went viral where a student tells his teacher that racist comments are not acceptable. The reason behind this was him he called me by an unacceptable name, “Kasab”, one of the biggest terrorists this country has ever seen. It was a joke, which cannot be considered a good enough reason to question the identity of a human being. However , I had a conversation with the speaker and realized that he genuinely meant that apology, and we as a student community have to let that go as a real mistake. I understand what was going on in his head behind this and I would like to believe he didn’t mean it. it felt wrong from a teacher, someone we admire, but can be ignored this time. Thank you for being with me through this. It means a lot. S greetings”.
