Academics Urge SRM University to Revoke Professor’s Suspension over Anti-war Views
Abhishek Vijayan, Dhanya Rajendran | 07 June 2025 | The News Minute
A civil rights group comprising academics from across the country has written an open letter to the SRM university in Chennai over the suspension of their faculty, Professor Lora Santhakumar, for expressing anti-war sentiments against the backdrop of India’s Operation Sindoor.
Academics for Democratic Right, in a letter dated Friday, June 6, expressed dismay at the university’s actions. The letter addressed to the Pro-Chancellor of SRM P Sathyanarayanan, said that it was surprising that the university had taken action against the professor for views expressed on her personal social media account, irrespective of whether the university subscribed to her views….