The JNU students' body said that Subramanian Swamy and his saffron affiliates stand against reason, against justice and are regressive and patriarchal.
Up in arms over reports of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy being offered the position of Vice Chancellor of the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University, the student community has threatened to resist any attempts to saffronise the campus, terming the BJP leader as a "regressive figure".
"Be it Mr Swamy or any other regressive figure, the student community will resist any attempts at saffronisation of JNU with all its might," Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) said in a statement today.
Mr Swamy's appointment would be gross violation of rules as the age criterion fixed for the applicant for the job is 65 years. Swamy is well past that age. Human Resources Development (HRD) ministry is believed to have offered him the Vice Chancellor but he has put some conditions before accepting the coveted post, said the statement.
It is learnt that HRD minister Smriti Irani spoke to Mr Swamy about the offer, however, there was no official communication from the ministry. It also remained unclear what pre-conditions the BJP leader has placed before the ministry for accepting the offer.
"JNUSU has consistently raised its voice against the blatant attempts by the present government at backdoor appointments of RSS members to key institutions. It has raised voice against Hindutva myths being passed off as ancient science, against introduction of regressive content in textbooks and against the homogenisation of culture in the name of vegetarianism, linguistic uniformity," the student body said in their statement.
The students' body also said that Mr Swamy and his saffron affiliates stand against "reason, against justice and are regressive and patriarchal".
They also alleged that Harvard university students had also acted against him in 2011 by discontinuing two courses that were being taught by him following his remarks against minorities.
Meanwhile, Mr Swamy in a tweet today suggested setting up of an anti-narcotics bureau office in the JNU campus supposedly to arrest naxals and jehadis.