Never come weeping after getting beaten up, return only after beating or killing someone: VC of Purvanchal University

The vice-chancellor who was enthusing confidence in his students got carried away and went too far in his speech and ended up giving this controversial statement.

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New Delhi: The vice-chancellor of Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University has triggered a controversy with his peculiar statement where he exhorted students to resort to violence. He said: “You are student of Purvanchal University, never come to me weeping after getting beaten up, rather return only after beating or even killing someone.” In a video that went viral on Saturday, Raja Ram Yadav, vice-chancellor of Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University in Jaunpur, can be heard saying: “Purvanchal University Ke Chhatra ho, Peet kar nahi..Pitai karke ya murder karke aana.” The context of the comment remains unclear but Yadav is seen ending his remarks with a smile. Yadav was addressing a national seminar on ‘challenges in higher education’ in Satyadev Degree College and Ram Manohar Lohia Degree College in Ghazipur at a common venue two days ago. The vice-chancellor who was enthusing confidence in his students got carried away and went too far in his speech and ended up giving this controversial statement. Purvanchal University is a state-run university and has some 350 colleges in eastern Uttar Pradesh affiliated to it. 61-year-old vice-chancellor is known to have RSS links. Watch:

#WATCH Purvanchal University Vice-Chancellor Raja Ram Yadav at a seminar in the University in Ghazipur: If you’re a student of this University, never come crying to me. If you ever get into a fight, beat them, if possible murder them, we’ll take care of it later. (29.12.18) pic.twitter.com/omFqXN55z9

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