The Santiniketan-based Visva-Bharati has issued a press release criticising — without naming him — Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, whom the university accuses of being in illegal possession of its land.
The release was issued on July 6 evening, shortly after Professor Sen, visiting his home in Santiniketan, called the Union government’s move to introduce Uniform Civil Code “a bluff” and linked it to the idea of a Hindu nation.
The economist, during a interaction with students, also felt that Visva-Bharati was on the decline, with any opposition to the Vice-Chancellor’s decision being dealt with punishment.
