181 VCs, academicians condemn Rahul Gandhi's remarks on 'University heads selection process'

More than 180 vice-chancellors and noted academicians from leading universities across India have expressed their stern reactions against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's comments on the selection process of university heads. It said, “It has come to our notice from the tweet and open sources of Shri Rahul Gandhi, Congress Leader, that the appointment of Vice Chancellors is made solely on the basis of affiliation with some organization rather than on the basis of merit and qualification, thereby questioning the merit of the process through which the Vice Chancellors are appointed." Further, in a separate statement, expressing his strong displeasure against Rahul Gandhi's remark that VCs were not appointed on merit but for their affiliation with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party ’s ideological fount, RSS, Prof Vinay Kumar Pathak, VC, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University said, "Rahul Gandhi ji had said in his speech that the appointments of Vice Chancellors are being made without any qualification and are being done at the behest of an organization. Meanwhile, on Vice Chancellors' open letter opposing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s remarks, Congress leader Manickam Tagore said, "A few professors have written a letter this morning.Rahul Gandhi had raised a very serious issue - how people of one ideology and unqualified people are being included in the system.