Revoke action on SAU profs: FEDCUTA

FIVE days after South Asian University (SAU) suspended four faculty members on grounds of ostensible misconduct, Federation of Central Universities Teachers Association (FEDCUTA) called upon its administration to unconditionally roll back all 'illegal moves' against them or face protests by teachers from all over the country

- IFRAH MUFTI

The South Asian University suspended the faculty members on June 16 and now they are considering challenging the suspension orders in court. The four teachers found themselves in the crosshairs for signing a letter to the SAU administration written against its decision to call the police to break up a student protest in October and suspending five students.

Although the letter to the administration had 15 signatories, four members were singled out for action.

The faculty members alleged that the suspension notice against them was "targeted" and "illegal". They wrote to the SAU saying as much on June 19 and had sought a meeting with its acting president, Ranjan Kumar Mohanty, but received no response.