The 'subversives' in the Modi govt

June 06, 2019 15:31

So the subversives are now part of the government. So much was said to revile, run down and generally disrespect Jawaharlal Nehru University as an institution: The place where people supposedly spend more time politicking than studying (and engage in less reputable pursuits, as well). But out of the four member cabinet committee on security, the government's highest policy-making body, two are students of JNU.

S Jaishankar did an MA, MPhil and PhD from the university before he was selected for the foreign services.

Nirmala Sitharaman was also a student there and did a masters in economics. Horror of horrors, not only was she a good student but also took an active part in politics. She was a free thinker, in opposition to the Students Federation of India that is the student wing of the CPI(M). So a university that has given the country its top ministers must be doing something right.

-- Business Standard

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