Mumbai, MNS president Raj Thackeray on Wednesday said caste is a “favourite topic” for those driven by power politics and students should not get entangled in it, after allegations of caste‑based discrimination linked to the suicide of an IIT Bombay student.
Students at IIT Bombay have demanded a proper counselling system, round-the-clock availability of a psychiatrist, transparency regarding the actual resolution of complaints, and a disciplinary process that ensures a student does not suffer a mental breakdown when facing action for a rule violation. This is the direction their agitation should truly take, he opined. Sahil Wakode , a second-year B Tech student at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, was found hanging in his hostel room on September 18 evening, hours after being caught allegedly using a mobile phone to access ChatGPT during a mid-semester examination, according to officials.
