The London School of Economic (LSE) has said its probing the allegations of discrimination faced by an Indian student after Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar shot off a letter to the university seeking its intervention.
Karan Kataria, a postgraduate law student from Haryana, had claimed he was disqualified from contesting the student union elections following a smear campaign targeting his Indian and Hindu identity.
Mr Khattar’s April 5 letter voicing his concern over the allegations evoked a prompt reply from LSE president and vice chancellor-elect (interim) Eric Neumayer.
“Thank you for this intervention, @mlkhattar ji. I am a proud Bharatiya, and your support means a lot to me and my family,” the student tweeted yesterday tagging the Chief Minister.
Bullying, discrimination and harassment are completely unacceptable, the LSE president said in response to Mr Khattar. “We are aware of the reports that you raise in your letter, and we are investigating them,” the letter read.
