Days after Pratap Bhanu Mehta quit Ashoka University, former chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian followed suit claiming that the varsity can “no longer provide space for academic expression and freedom”.
The exit of two academics in quick succession sparked off protests by students on the university campus and Opposition parties accused the Modi government of trying to curb academic freedom and free speech.
Published 21 March 2021, 02:08 IST