IIT-M Assistant Prof quits alleging caste discrimination

An assistant professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Indian Institute of Technology- Madras has resigned alleging caste discrimination.

His e-mail to other faculty members was widely circulated on social media on Thursday.

The professor, Vipin Pudiyath Veetil, in his mail claimed that he had been subjected to discrimination because of his caste ever since he joined the institute in 2019.

“The discrimination came from individuals in positions of power irrespective of their claimed political affiliations and gender,” he wrote.

He said he was leaving the IIT for another institution because of this and would “pursue appropriate actions to address the matter”.

Reacting to the resignation, a media statement from IIT-Madras on Friday said the Institute has no comments on this email

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