Lecturers at the university in Kadaganchi village in Aland taluk were also seen holding lathes and posing for pictures. Netizens objected to the lecturer joining RSS and condemned it.
UPDATE – 01:15 PM, SAT – 01/07/23
relation: Photos of three lecturers at Central University of Karnataka in the uniform of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) have gone viral on social media, causing an uproar in the state.
Lecturers at the university in Kadaganchi village in Aland taluk were also seen holding lathes and posing for pictures. Netizens objected to the lecturer joining RSS and condemned it.
The lecturers in the photo were identified as Assistant Professor of Public Relations Alokkumar Gaurav, Psychology Lecturer Vijayendra Pande and Rakesh Kumar of Biological Sciences.
The lecturer can be seen posing with a young RSS volunteer and a student. Sources said the photo was taken during the RSS Pathsanchalan program organized on campus recently.
University staff displeased with the development objected that university staff cannot identify with any organization and that they should not be involved in anything other than academic and research.
University authorities said they were not yet aware of the incident.
They insisted the incident would be verified. Lecturers at universities must confine themselves to imparting knowledge and they should not engage in other activities, the authorities said.
