Overview

• The Haryana State Commission for Women summoned Ali Khan Mahmudabad for social media comments it deemed disparaging to women officers and promoting communal unrest.
• Mahmudabad did not appear before the commission on May 14, citing late intimation, but submitted a detailed legal response defending his posts.
• The professor’s remarks included critiques of military actions and references to issues like mob lynchings, which the commission interpreted as vilifying women in uniform and disturbing internal harmony.
• Ashoka University distanced itself from Mahmudabad’s views, emphasizing they were made in a personal capacity and do not reflect the institution’s stance.
• Mahmudabad publicly defended his comments as being misunderstood, asserting they promote peace and harmony, and accused the commission of overreach and censorship.