R Shevgaonkar continues to head IIT Delhi: Smriti Irani

Notwithstanding his resignation as IIT Delhi director last December, HRD Minister Smriti Irani today said R Shevgaonkar still continues as the head of the institute and had visited Russia recently as part of the President's delegation.
"An IIT director just four days ago returns from Moscow with the President of India after having all expense paid trip to Moscow to do something on behalf of IITs as the IIT director. Does that look like a man who wants to resign?" Irani said.
Her remarks to Headlines Today in an interview assumes significance in light of the fact that Shevgaonkar has in a communication to the Ministry yesterday as once again requested to be relieved from his position.

The Director had resigned last December amid reports that he was under pressure from the Ministry to release salary dues of Subramanian Swamy, former IIT-Delhi faculty who is now a BJP functionary.
He has already served a three-month notice period and is understood to be keen on returning back to IIM Bombay as a teacher.