Overview
- IIT Roorkee issued a Sept. 14 statement on its X account, signed by media cell in‑charge Sonika Srivastava, denouncing misleading content circulating about the clip.
- The institute said it reserves the right to file FIRs and pursue legal proceedings against those spreading defamatory or false information.
- The widely shared video shows a dance performed during Thomso 2023 and resurfaced this week across X, Instagram, and YouTube.
- Online reaction included criticism calling the performance obscene and harmful to IITs’ academic image, alongside defenses framing it as legitimate expression.
- Some social media users claimed the performer was a hired professional rather than a student, a point not verified in the reports.