An Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) professor, who was suspended on charges of “gross misconduct” on campus after he was filmed engaging in homosexual act with a rickshaw puller, was found dead in his home here, police said on Wednesday.
The police have not ruled out suicide by the teacher. His body was lying on his bed and blood was oozing out of his mouth, the police said. [IBN Live]
Call me a stone cold bitch or whatever but honestly to me Dr. Srinivas Ramchandra Siras’s death comes as no shocker. In a country where hundreds perish under the pressure of societal norms and discriminatory religious sentiments on a daily basis, the AMU professor just happens to be another one to bite the dust. (My bad, the “disgraced” professor, as some media farts have fondly tagged him.)
To expect the same police officials, who had earlier refused to lodge a complaint by Dr. Siras, to investigate his death with utmost honesty would be to delude ourselves. As for support from the media, well everything is just a fad for them, just wait for another celebrity extra marital affair and all will be forgotten.
Whether its suicide or murder, in my eyes, the AMU committee should be held responsible. They stripped an ordinary man of his dignity and denied him his livelihood, all under the pretext of maintaining their image – a game of college politics at play, with a professor’s professional and personal life at stake.
As for us, the democratic public, Dr. Siras was a nobody. I mean we cannot pull off another Jessica Lal or Ruchika Girhotra now can we? Nah…especially not when IPL is on and King Khan has promised to do nude dance.
All we can do is shrug off our moral duty by uttering few words – R.I.P Dr. Srinivas Ramchandra Siras.
[Photograph credit : The Hindu]
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pls come to the protest meeting about the cicumstances leading to Dr. Siras’s Death in Aligarh Muslim University!!!!! We Want justice for Prof. Siras!!! Where: Central Park, Connaught Place, in front of Metro Station Gate. When: 5:30pm, Monday, April 12th .
the reason for death of dr. siras is that he was hindu and not muslim. Let me tell u that nearly 50% of AMU teachers, non-teaching staff and students are involved in gay realtion ships. But they are not touched or disturbed because they are muslims. it was this reason that his subordinates or colleagues were not liking him to become head of department and the sting was done and he was suspended without issueing any SCN.
Depressing.
I think gay relationship is not illegal.