Overview
- Author Neerja Madhav allegedly called homosexuality "unnatural" and linked queer communities to disease, with students saying she singled out a queer attendee.
- Protesters gheraoed her vehicle as she left campus and demanded an apology, according to videos from the scene.
- In a January 20 clarification, the department said it did not agree with all views expressed and that any remarks made outside the hall were the speaker’s personal responsibility.
- After discussions with students, the head of the department apologized for inviting her, said such speakers would not be invited again, and agreed to compulsory gender-sensitisation classes with student representatives.
- Madhav later shared media coverage on Facebook and refused to apologise, while students and officials cited similar complaints last semester that had already prompted a sensitisation mandate.