A students body shared his mail to other faculty members on social mediaA qualified faculty member of the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras resigned alleging caste discrimination. His mail to other faculty members was widely circulated on social media on Thursday. In his mail, he suggested that the institute constitute a committee to study the experience of Scheduled Caste and Other Backward Class faculty members. It called for an inquiry into the resignation of Mr. Veetil. Neither Mr. Veetil nor the institute official in charge of the grievance redress mechanism responded to messages or calls.

Source: The Hindu July 01, 2021 21:27 UTC