Indian teacher calls Muslim student a ‘terrorist’

Islamophobic remarks were made by a college lecturer in the Indian state of Rajasthan in front of a packed congregation, hurting the feelings of Muslim students and putting their lives at risk. The Indian media reported that last week, a teacher in Karnataka introduced a Muslim student by saying, "Oh. You are Ajmal Kasab."

Breaking: Manipal Univ has reportedly suspended the professor who called a Muslim student a ‘terrorist’: this is what ‘normalisation’ of awful bigotry does for which public figures, civil society and media too need to introspect. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/FflAYAhzeS
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) November 28, 2022

According to reports, a college professor in the southern Indian state of Karnataka compared the name of a Muslim student to that of a terrorist.

Social media has been flooded with videos of students objecting the unwarranted remark; in fact, the incident was widely condemned online, sparking outrage.

One gunman was left alive after the Mumbai terror attacks of 26th November 2008. His name was Ajmal Kasab. In 2012, he was convicted and hanged.

In the viral video, the student can be seen telling the professor that comparing his name with Kasab's "isn't funny".

"Being a Muslim in this country and facing all of this every day is not funny," he says.

"You are just like my son," the professor says, but that doesn't seem to calm the student, who insists that the apology doesn't change his mind.

The professor's words were condemned by several Twitter users as discriminatory and highlighted the biases India's Muslims face.

Minority communities have been experiencing an increase in violence in the country since the new government came to power in 2014. In class, other users praised the student for standing up for himself.

On Monday, the institute announced that it had launched an investigation and debarred the professor from teaching.

The school prides itself on the diversity on campus and treats everyone equally, regardless of caste, religion, region, or gender.