'Mediocre' appointments damage human capital, youth's future: Varun Gandhi on new JNU VC
The central government appointed Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit as the vice-chancellor of JNU, making her the first woman to hold the post.
Press Trust of India | February 8, 2022 | 01:46 PM IST
New Delhi: BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Tuesday slammed the choice of Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit as JNU vice-chancellor, saying such "mediocre appointments serve to damage our human capital and our youth's future".
He shared on Twitter the press release put out by Pandit after she took over, and said this is an exhibition of "illiteracy". Gandhi said, "This press release from the new JNU VC is an exhibition of illiteracy, littered with grammatical mistakes (would strive vs will strive; students friendly vs student-friendly; excellences vs excellence). Such mediocre appointments serve to damage our human capital & our youth's future."
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This press release from the new JNU VC is an exhibition of illiteracy,littered with grammatical mistakes (would strive vs will strive;students friendly vs student-friendly;excellences vs excellence).Such mediocre appointments serve to damage our human capital & our youth’s future pic.twitter.com/tSanmy3VfR
— Varun Gandhi (@varungandhi80) February 8, 2022
The central government appointed Pandit as the vice-chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University, making her the first woman to hold the post. The 59-year-old Pandit is also an alumna of JNU where she pursued her MPhil as well as PhD in International Relations.
Pandit is currently a professor at the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Savitribai Phule University in Maharashtra. The 59-year-old Pandit is also an alumna of JNU where she pursued her MPhil as well as PhD in International Relations.
Former JNU Vice-Chancellor M Jagadesh was appointed as the Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) on February 4.
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