Thiruvananthapuram : An assistant professor from IIT Madras resigned on grounds of alleged caste discrimination. In his emailed communication to the Departmental Head, Prof. Vipin said he had been suffering intense caste discrimination since 2019. Vipin worked at Humanities and Social Science(HSS)department.
In the resignation mail, Prof Vipin also urged for appointing a committee to study caste discrimination looming in IIT.
Meanwhile, a Malayali was found charred to death in the campus. The deceased has been identified as Project Coordinator Unikrishnan Nair.
