Dr. Shaija Andavan, a professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology-Calicut (NIT-C), who was previously embroiled in controversy over a social media post praising Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse, has been appointed as the Dean of Planning and Development at the institute.
Siya, a member of the Muslim Youth League in Kerala's Kannur district, alleged that the Kerala Police threatened him over his Facebook post that reads, "RSS killed Gandhi."
The Kolkata Police on Monday lodged a first information report against the All India Hindu Mahasabha chief for replacing a demon in a Durga pandal with a lookalike of Mahatma Gandhi.
The most recent issue of Antim Jan, a monthly magazine which operates under the Ministry of Culture is dedicated to Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, with the foreword calling his historical stature “no less than that of (Mahatma) Gandhi” - a choice that has sparked criticism from Gandhians and Opposition leaders.