Ali Khan Mahmudabad, professor at the University of Ashoka, has arrested on controversial remarks on Operation Sindoor | Today news
Ali Khan Mahmudabad, an associate professor at the University of Ashoka, was arrested after remarks he made about press information sessions on Operation Sindoor. The arrest is based on a complaint filed by Yogesh Jatheri, the general secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Yuva Morcha in Haryana. Professor and author Apoorvanand of Delhi University, said: “Haryana police arrested Dr. Ali Khan illegally. The next morning at 07:00 police took to Haryana of Delhi without transporting. The Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court must intervene. Consult the Supreme Court’s Pravir Purkayastha ruling, he noted. What did Mahmudabad say? The associate professor described the media information sessions by Colonel Qureshi and wing commander Vyomika Singh as “optics”. “But optics need to be translated to the ground, otherwise it’s just hypocrisy,” he said, Pti reported. The wing commander Vyomika Singh informed the media last week with Foreign Minister Vikram Misri and Colonel Sofia Qureshi at Operation Sindoor. The Women’s Haryana State Commission sent earlier notice, the Haryana State Commission for Women sent a notice stating that the panel had oversee the ‘public statements/comments’ on or about May 7′ by Ali Khan Mahmudabad, an associate professor and head of the Political Science of Ashoka University in Sonipat. “… I am surprised that the Women’s Commission, although to exceed its jurisdiction, misread my posts and misunderstood to such an extent that they have reversed their meaning,” said Ali Khan Mahmudabad, the head of the Political Science of Ashoka University in Sonipat, in a public statement that was on microblogging and policies, she said that she was academic. Academic record, said his academic record, his academic record, said cooperation with senior bureaucrats, military officers, politicians and others from the Government of India “testifies to the fact that I also made it a priority to maintain the principles of our Constitution, protect the morality in it and protect the unity and integrity of India”. As reported by Pti, about his posts, he said that he had exercised his “fundamental right to freedom of thinking and speech to promote peace and harmony and to praise the Indian armed forces for their determined actions while preaching those who preach hatred and india”. Mahmudabad said he used his academic education and public voice to plead for peace due to the high cost of war. I am surprised that the Women’s Commission … misread my posts and misunderstood that they reversed their meaning. Who is Ali Khan Mahmudabad? Ali Khan Mahmudabad is a historian, political scientist and columnist. He also studied Arabic at the University of Damascus. He has a PhD and MPhil at the University of Cambridge and an undergraduate degree in history and political science at the Amherst College. The University of Ashoka says … The University of Ashoka said in a statement: “Comments by a faculty member on his personal social media pages do not represent the opinion of the university. These statements were made independently in his individual capacity.” “The University of Ashoka and all members of the Ashoka community are proud of the armed forces of India and support them unequivocally in their actions to maintain national security. We stand in solidarity with the country and our powers,” it says. (With input of agencies)