Of the 88 signatories, Narayanan, Shah and Goswami were the only three employees who had endorsed the Kashmir petition in July 2016. Responding to a questionnaire, Imran Ali, vice president, external engagement at Ashoka University, wrote: “Prof Narayanan resigned in mid-December 2016. We also asked if he (Narayanan) was asked to show remorse for participating in the Kashmir petition,” said an undergraduate student who did not wish to be identified. It was because of my involvement with the workers welfare committee and for signing the letter (Kashmir petition). Once the petition went public, the university promptly held a meeting of its governing body to discuss this petition and passed a resolution on July 26, condemning the act of misrepresenting Ashoka University in the public domain.

Source: Indian Express January 28, 2017 00:08 UTC