"Be it Mr Swamy or any other regressive figure, the student community will resist any attempts at saffronisation of JNU with all its might," Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) said in a statement today.
It said Swamy's appointment would be gross violation of rules as the age criterion fixed for the applicant for the job is 65 years. Swamy is well past that age.
It is learnt that HRD Minister Smriti Irani spoke to Swamy about the offer. However, there was no official communication from the Ministry.
It also remained unclear what riders the BJP leader has placed before the Ministry for accepting the offer.
"JNUSU has consistently raised its voice against the blatant attempts by the present government at backdoor appointments of RSS members to key institutions.
"It has raised voice against Hindutva myths being passed off as ancient science, against introduction of regressive content in textbooks and against the homogenisation of culture in the name of vegetarianism, linguistic uniformity," the student body said in their statement.
"Swamy's patriarchal, regressive mindset is reflected from his comments against homosexual persons and minorities, calling them all sorts of derogatory names," the students body said.
Harvard university, they alleged, had also acted against him in 2011 by discontinuing two courses that were being taught by him following his remarks against minorities.
Meanwhile, Swamy in a tweet today suggested setting up of an anti-narcotics bureau office in the JNU campus supposedly to arrest naxals, jehadis and elis.