Social media is abuzz with posts on the former JNUSU President and student leader Kanhaiya Kumar having failed his exam for the 11th time in JNU. On Twitter, a number of users tweeted that Kanhaiya has failed 11 times in the JNU exam and slammed him for wasting taxpayers’ money. The following tweet by a Twitter account called Shanknaad was tweeted over 1,900 times.
The youth leader has many detractors who latched on to this information and targeted him. Among them was socialite Suhel Seth.
Later, when it was pointed out that no university conducts examination for a PhD and that it requires submission of a thesis, Seth tried hard to wriggle out.
This message has also been circulating on Facebook. It was posted on 20 April on the page ‘I Support Ajit Doval’ which has over 1.6 million followers, and has been shared over 9,000 times since then.
Refuting claims over the news in circulation, Kumar told Alt News that the information is ‘totally fake’ since exams are not held for PhD students.
This information is totally fake. There is no exam for PhD. I am a final year student. My thesis is in the final stage and will be submitted by 21 July, 2018. The subject of my thesis is ‘social transformation in South Africa’. I enrolled in JNU for the integrated MPhil-PhD program in 2011 which is of 7 years duration. I commenced my PhD in 2013. I suspect that someone just created a message with this rumour which then started to circulate. I haven’t even been in JNU for 11 years. This is my 7th and final year.Kanhaiya Kumar to Alt News
Kumar also tweeted, clarifying his stand.
(The story was originally published on Alt News and has been republished with permission.)
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