NIT-Calicut Dean Appointment Sparks Controversy amid Nathuram Godse-linked Social Media Row Last Year
26 February 2025 | The Hindu
The appointment of Shaija Andavan, a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology – Calicut (NIT-C) who courted controversy in 2024 with her comment on a social media post praising Nathuram Godse, Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin, as one of the Deans of the institute has kicked up a controversy with some faculty members alleging that conventional seniority norms were not followed in her appointment.
However, NIT-C authorities have dismissed these allegations, stating that the statutes of the NIT Act were followed in Ms. Andavan’s appointment as Dean (Planning and Development) for two years.