Overview
- In a 1 September letter, the JNU Teachers’ Association asked President Droupadi Murmu to remove Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit and annul a recent termination.
- The dismissal involves assistant professor Rohan V. H. Choudhari of the Centre for Political Studies, whose probation ended after the Executive Council cited unauthorised absence and poor performance.
- University records reported 51 days of absence in May–July 2025, followed by a show-cause notice on 1 August and a personal hearing on 20 August before the action was approved.
- JNUTA alleges the VC has centralized decision-making, used online statutory meetings to block deliberation, and sidelined elected teacher representatives during the Executive Council discussion.
- The association requested a personal meeting with the President to present its case, as the JNU administration declined to comment to reporters.