Overview
- The Jamia vice-chancellor told an RSS ‘Yuva Kumbh’ on campus Tuesday that “the DNA of all Indians is the DNA of Mahadev,” in a clip now shared widely.
- Student groups including NSUI, AISA and SFI protested the RSS-linked program on university grounds, and police and Rapid Action Force units ringed the gates to prevent clashes.
- SFI called the line unscientific and said proctorial staff used force on peaceful demonstrators, while the university denied reports of injuries and offered no detailed comment.
- BJP IT chief Amit Malviya defended the statement as a civilisational metaphor that stresses shared ancestry and unity, saying critics were reading it literally.
- Several outlets carried the video with caution, noting they could not independently verify the footage, as the dispute refocused debate on RSS-linked events inside central universities.