In Teachers’ Day post, Keralam Higher Education Minister takes a dig at V-Cs attending RSS events

Keralam Minister for Higher Education Roji M John on Saturday (September 5, 2026) took an apparent dig at Vice-Chancellors for attending events organised by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) by stating that it is “unbecoming of heads of higher educational institutions to reduce themselves to the platforms of organisations that propagate divisive agenda in society.”

In his message on the occasion of Teachers’ Day posted online, he reminded the heads of institutions not to forget the dignity of the office they are holding. “Such tendencies, which surrender the privilege of academic autonomy before narrow political interests, question the essence of education and teaching. The institutions of higher educations are meant to be the seats of free thought and constitutional values,” he said.