Things often get out of hand during college cultural festivals, but it raises eyebrows when it involves an assistant professor. An incident came to light when a student from ABES College of Engineering in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh was condemned by an assistant professor during a college cultural festival and student induction program on the 20th of October. All of it started when the student greeted the audience with a courteous “Jai Shri Ram.”
The incident seems to have occurred during a college cultural fest named ‘Navtarang 2023-24’. The program was organized to welcome the BTech first-year students at the ABES College of Engineering, Ghaziabad.
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The video of the incident went viral where a professor, identified as Mamata Gautam, yelled at the student
The video clearly shows several students greeting the individual with “Jai Shri Ram,” to which the student on stage responded with the same. After he greeted the audience with “Jai Shri Ram,” the entire college cheered ‘Jai Shri Ram’. This did not sit well with Mamata Gautam who got up from her seat and asked the student to get off the stage.
Social media users identified the professor as Gautam, who was caught in action scolding the student. The professor can be heard shouting,
“Why did you raise the slogan of Jai Shri Ram? Do you come to the college for this? This is a cultural program. This cannot be allowed. Out. Get Out”
Meanwhile, the student on stage said that he was just showing courtesy and answering the ‘Jai Shri Ram’ screams from the audience.
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Here is the video
Mamata Gautam, a teacher from ABES Engineering college in Ghaziabad expelled a student from stage for greeting audience with “Jai Shree Ram”. The student was about to perform at the College Cultural Fest.
@ABESEC032 should explain Bharat me Jai Shree Ram nahi bolenge to kya… pic.twitter.com/kvN3NGVcQ0
— BALA (@erbmjha) October 20, 2023
The video sparked outrage on social media and netizens demanded the punishment of the teacher for slamming the student on the stage
According to her chanting Jai Shree Ram is ‘bekaar ki baatein’
She must be fired @ABESEC032 with immediate effect. pic.twitter.com/NAD1DjmE4Y
— BALA (@erbmjha) October 20, 2023
This Is not Right , To say Get Out To a student ; If mam sees “Jai Shree Ram” as an political agenda then , She Should Be saying that plz don’t add any religious sentiments but She Should be saying it politely not like this .. Also , What happens mam if Someone with his beliefs…
— Rahaman Jamilur (@RahamanJamilur1) October 21, 2023
“Get out ~ out”, is how an engineering student is verbally thrashed on the stage
Seems the colleges are no more what they used to be. This one was humiliating on several levels.
— ANUPAM MISHRA (@scribe9104) October 20, 2023
This hinduphobic bad woman should be expelled from the college now. Else boycott the college.
— Vijay S Sharma (@vssvijayssharma) October 20, 2023
Highly shameful act by professor
— Infomann (@InfomannLite) October 20, 2023
OMG! Bharat m fir kya bole? Allah……kbar bolte to taliya peetne lagti yahi ‘madam’
— Wyni Pang (@Wyni16) October 20, 2023
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Meanwhile, the Ghaziabad Police took over the matter after the video went viral and started a preliminary investigation into the incident
“जय श्री राम” सांस्कृतिक नहीं??
ABES कॉलेज गाजियाबाद
ने की घोसड़ा..@myogiadityanath @UPCMOffice
कृपया ध्यान दें कि किस प्रकार ग़ज़िआबाद के एक जाने माने कॉलेज में भगवान श्री राम कों अपमानित किया जा रहा है व इस शब्द के बोलने पर आपत्ति जताई जताकर माहौल कों सांप्रदायिक बनाने की… pic.twitter.com/qX58u5G2mo— Vivek Pandey (@INDVivekPandey_) October 20, 2023
‘Jai Shri Ram’ is a non-violent Dharmic chant that definitely should not be demeaned as a provocative slogan.
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