NIT professor's 'proud of Godse' comment: ABVP stages march seeking action
Kerala: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student organisation of the BJP on Monday staged a protest march to the National Institute of Technology-Calicut here, seeking action against the woman professor who had allegedly glorified Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse.
Professor A Shaija of NIT had been booked by police on Saturday for her Facebook comment “expressing pride” in Nathuram Godse for “saving India”.
ABVP activists marched to the institution and burnt an effigy of Godse. ABVP leaders sought action against the professor saying she posted an insulting comment against the Mahatma. “The professor posted something which is insulting the Father of the nation and praising Godse who assassinated him,” a student leader said while addressing the ABVP activists.
Shaija, a senior faculty member of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at NIT here, posted a comment on Facebook on January 30 saying “Proud of Godse for saving India.” She was commenting on a post by a lawyer, Krishna Raj, who posted Godse’s photograph captioning it Hindu Mahasabha activist Nathuram Vinayak Godse, a hero of many in India. Multiple complaints were lodged against Professor Shaija in several police stations in the city by various student organisations, including SFI, KSU and MSF, following which an FIR was registered against her.
IPC Section 153 (wantonly giving provocation with the intent to cause riot) was invoked against the professor. Kunnamangalam and Nadakkavu police stations were among those where complaints were filed against her.
ABVP activists burned photos of Nathuram Godse outside the NIT in Kerala during their protest against a 'pro-Godse' remark made by an NIT professor Shaija Andavan. pic.twitter.com/wmennxwtpY
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Iran foreign minister Araghchi meets Pakistan Army chief Munir
Islamabad (PTI): Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Saturday met Pakistan Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir here, as Islamabad continued its efforts to facilitate engagement between the US and Iran.
The meeting, according to a short video posted by the Iranian embassy on social media, was also attended by Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei, and Iran's ambassador Reza Amiri Moghadam.
Araghchi calls on Munir, the embassy said in the video caption.
It did not provide further details about the discussions.
Araghchi arrived here late Friday for engagements with the Pakistani leadership. He was received by senior officials, including Munir, foreign minister Ishaq Dar and interior minister Mohsin Naqvi.
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However, there is no clarity on whether direct talks between Washington and Tehran will take place during the visit.
"No meeting is planned to take place between Iran and the US. Iran's observations would be conveyed to Pakistan," Baqaei said in a social media post on Saturday.
Araghchi, before leaving for Islamabad, said that he was embarking on a timely tour of Islamabad, Muscat, and Moscow, and the purpose of his visits is to "closely coordinate with our partners on bilateral matters and consult on regional developments".
"Our neighbours are our priority," he said.
As the Iranian team landed in Islamabad, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that US Special Envoy on the Middle East Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump's adviser Jared Kushner would be leaving for Pakistan on Saturday "to engage in direct talks" with representatives of the Iranian delegation.
However, the US team has not yet arrived.
Meanwhile, Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Dar, in a social media post, expressed hope for "meaningful engagements" between the two warring parties to promote regional peace and stability.
The first round of US-Iran talks held on April 11 and 12 failed to produce a breakthrough, prompting a flurry of diplomatic efforts by host Pakistan to cool tensions and revive hopes for another round of dialogue.
On Tuesday, Trump extended the two-week ceasefire with Iran indefinitely to give Tehran more time to prepare a unified proposal to end the war, just hours before the truce was set to expire.
The Iran war began on February 28 with US-Israeli strikes.
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