Addressing a function of AMU Old Boys Association yesterday, Shah said, "We do little work during the month of Ramzan or on Fridays. It minimises one's potential."
He went on to add that "this is responsible for the current state of the community."
He also criticised efforts to curb women empowerment within the community.
"Any civilisation that enslaves its women, which makes 50 per cent of the population unproductive, gets enslaved itself," the VC said.
About a complaint filed by the varsity earlier against the right wing outfit Hindu Yuva Vahini, he said a case had been lodged against a youth for making objectionable comments against AMU.
The case was registered last month against the group's state president Sunil Singh and three others of the Vahini youth wing under various sections of the IPC.
The AMU authorities had accused the Vahini leaders of "deliberately" issuing communal statements designed to create unrest amongst AMU students.
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