'Dangerous Precedent': Academics Criticise Criminal Complaint Against Prof Who Spoke on Manipur
The Wire | 27 July 2023
New Delhi: A group of 32 academic based in universities in India and abroad have issued a statement in solidarity with Professor Kham Khan Suan Hausing. Hausing is a professor of political science at the University of Hyderabad.
Hausing was summoned by the Imphal East district court on July 6 after its chief judicial magistrate, Ashem Tarunakumari Devi, took cognisance of complaints made against him by Manihar Moirangthem Singh, a member of the Meitei Tribes Union (MTU). The complaint was based on an interview Hausing had given to Karan Thapar for The Wire, about the ongoing ethnic conflict in Manipur.
“Prof Hausing has conducted impeccable research on federalism, ethnic conflicts, nationalism, and aspects of civic life and inter-ethnic relations in Northeast India and political processes in India for over two decades now. He is a widely cited author who has published in some of the most reputable journals within the country and abroad. Moreover, he has mentored several generations of youth from the region, and has continued to inspire young researchers across India. His commitment to research is commendable, and he is a very respected member of the academic community,” the academics have said in their statement.
