Reliance also denies the existence of any such offer; The initial announcement was accompanied by protests by students
Banaras Hindu University on Wednesday clarified that no official order or decision has been taken to appoint Reliance Foundation chairperson Nita Ambani as visiting professor in any faculty, department or center.
KK Mishra, a senior faculty member, BHU’s dean of social sciences, had said that an invitation was sent from the Center for Women’s Development Studies to appoint Ms. Ambani as the ‘visiting professor’. However, the proposal was yet to be accepted.
Ms. Ambani is married to industrialist Mukesh Ambani, who is the chairman of Reliance Industries.
The initial announcement was accompanied by protests by students who opposed Ms. Ambani’s appointment.
In a statement released on Wednesday, BHU said that the appointment of a visiting professor needs the approval of its Academic Council. In this case neither any such approval has been given nor any such proposal has been placed before the Council.
Report fake: Reliance
Meanwhile, Reliance Industries also denied the existence of any such proposal. “Reports that Nita Ambani will be a lecturer at Banaras Hindu University are fake. He said that he has not received an invitation from BHU Hindu.
A group of BHU students demonstrated on Tuesday against any such appointment.
“How does Nita Ambani exemplify women empowerment? She is married to Mukesh Ambani. He should be chosen as a Hema Das or any other female athlete, or a female entrepreneur who has accomplished something in her life. That is why we were protesting, ”said BHU law student and former ABVP worker Shubham Tiwari.
Mr. Tiwari also shared a photograph of the BHU letter, inviting Ms. Ambani as a visiting professor, signed by the head of the Center for Women’s Studies and copied to BHU VC.
BHU professor Nishi Sharma previously told news agency PTI that a proposal to make Ms. Ambani a visiting professor was sent to the authorities. “Ms. Ambani is a female entrepreneur. If she joins our center, the women of Purvanchal will get the benefit of her experience.
However, when Hindu When asked about Reliance’s statement that Ms. Ambani has not received any such invitation, Dr. Sharma denied any comment, saying that she “stands with the university’s statement.”
(With inputs from Priscilla Jebaraj)
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