JNU VC credits BJP's UP victory to development, trolled on social media

March 12, 2017 09:57

JNU Vice Chancellor Jagadesh Kumar was at the centre of trolls on social media today over his tweet crediting BJP's victory in UP to "development" and "inclusivity".

Kumar who was associated with Vijana Bharti, an RSS wing involved with Swadeshi Science Movement, before he took over as JNU VC, has often been accused of acting on directions of BJP and for his affiliation with the Sangh.

"People of India have once again demonstrated overwhelmingly that we stand for development and inclusivity," he tweeted this morning referring to the UP assembly election results.

Kumar, also sent the same tweet to few journalists drawing sharp reactions.

Twiterrati soon started trolling him for the tweet terming it to be "unbecoming" of a person holding a post.

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