Over 300 academicians have written a letter to Vice President Ram Nath Kovind, demanding the withdrawal of FIR that was lodged against Brij Kishore Kuthiala, former VC of Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University, Bhopal, and 19 others, for alleged financial anomalies."We, the following teachers, are rudely surprised and shocked at the Chairman, Governing Council, Makhanalal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication, Bhopal, instructing the Registrar of the University to lodge an FIR against the former Vice Chancellor and twenty existing faculty members on various uninvestigated and unproved charges," the letter reads.On 14 April, Madhya Pradesh Economic Offences Wing (EOW) had registered an FIR against Kuthiyala and 19 others, including HODs, for alleged irregularities in appointments and financial matters.While seeking a full-fledged impartial enquiry in the matter, the academicians said, "Extreme steps, such as lodging an FIR against University teachers, can and
