End to students' protest a Ramzan gift: AMU VC

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Press Trust of India Aligarh (UP)
Last Updated : May 18 2018 | 3:20 PM IST

Aligarh Muslim University Vice Chancellor Tariq Mansoor today welcomed the end of the campus protest triggered by the Jinnah portrait row, describing it as a Ramzan gift to the entire AMU community.

In an interview to PTI to mark his one year in office, Mansoor said, "I laud AMU students for exercising their democratic right to protest while totally maintaining exemplary discipline and communal harmony on the campus."
Referring to the Islamic holy month, Mansoor said, This is a month of peace and introspection and I hope that when the student community begins the next academic year, we will review both our gains and also our shortcomings."
He said the university has taken commendable steps for becoming a centre of excellence in higher education in the country

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First Published: May 18 2018 | 3:20 PM IST

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