Unacademy has fired a teacher named Karan Sangwan for urging pupils to support educated candidates. The edtech company claims that the classroom is not the appropriate setting for students to express their own thoughts. Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, commented on the matter as well and questioned whether urging people to vote for educated candidates violated any laws. Sangwan was in violation of his contract, according to Unacademy co-founder Roman Saini, and as a result, the business had to fire him.
Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, commented on the matter as well and questioned whether urging people to vote for educated candidates violated any laws.
Sangwan was in violation of his contract, according to Unacademy co-founder Roman Saini, and as a result, the business had to fire him.
Is it illegal to urge people to vote for educated candidates?, asked Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, in a message on X. I personally admire those who are illiterate. However, elected officials cannot be illiterate. The age of science and technology is now. Public officials who lack literacy will never be able to create the contemporary India of the twenty-first century. With all due respect to #Unacademy, it is extremely improper to punish a teacher who only asked students not to vote for illiterates, wrote Y Sathish Reddy, the head of Telangana State Renewable Energy Development Corporation, on X. They must provide an adequate justification! #UninstallUnacademy.”
With the launch of his own YouTube channel, Sangwan has made the announcement that on August 19 he will broadcast information on the controversy. “Over the past several days, a video that I appeared in has gained widespread attention, putting me in the spotlight. As a result, my students who are studying for the judicial services examinations are suffering a lot of repercussions. I must likewise deal with the repercussions with them,” Sangwan said. Sangwan referred to the divisive video in which he urged students to cast their ballots for informed candidates the following election.
In a tweet about the subject, Saini stated that Unacademy is an education platform that is steadfastly committed to dispensing high-quality education. In order to accomplish this, we have established a stringent Code of Conduct for all of our instructors with the goal of making sure that our students have access to unbiased knowledge. Everything we do is centred on our students. Personal thoughts and viewpoints should not be discussed in class since they may inadvertently impact the students. Due to Karan Sangwan’s violation of the Code of Conduct in the current situation, we were compelled to split ways with him, Saini stated.
Sangwan did not name any individuals, but many people attacked him for endorsing political propaganda under the guise of encouraging education. Some others even agreed with the edtech company’s choice to sever ties with him. “Karan Sangwan, a law professor at @unacademy, is pleading with students to abstain from voting for the BJP once more. Is this the educational revolution Roman Saini mentions? Referring to one of Unacademy’s co-founders, a user wrote.
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