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University of Hyderabad professor calls alumnus ‘Dalit untouchable idiot’; complainant rejects department’s bid to close matter with apology

An alumnus of the University of Hyderabad has rejected the History department’s attempt to settle a complaint against professor Dr Vijay Ramdas Mandala with an apology, and demanded disciplinary action against him. The professor allegedly called the alumnus a “Dalit untouchable idiot” and described students from Bihar and Jharkhand as “third-rate, poverty-ridden idiots” in an email

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University of Hyderabad professor calls alumnus ‘Dalit untouchable idiot’; complainant rejects department’s bid to close matter with apology

An alumnus of the University of Hyderabad has rejected the History department’s attempt to settle a complaint against professor Dr Vijay Ramdas Mandala with an apology, and demanded disciplinary action against him. The professor allegedly called the alumnus a “Dalit untouchable idiot” and described students from Bihar and Jharkhand as “third-rate, poverty-ridden idiots” in an email

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