Ajmer College Principal Faces Protests for Calling Pakistan India's 'Elder Brother'
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News18•27-01-2026, 17:28
Ajmer College Principal Faces Protests for Calling Pakistan India's 'Elder Brother'
- •Manoj Beharwal, Principal of Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan Government College, Ajmer, called Pakistan India's 'elder brother' at an international conference.
- •He justified his statement by saying Pakistan was born 12 hours before India, during a lecture on the Indian Constitution, culture, and history.
- •Beharwal also controversially claimed only Mahatma Gandhi, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar were major pre-independence leaders, downplaying Nehru's popularity.
- •He shared an anecdote highlighting Dr. Ambedkar's dedication to the Hindu Code Bill, contrasting it with Gandhi and Jinnah.
- •NSUI and Youth Congress workers protested outside the college, demanding Beharwal's suspension for alleged 'anti-national' views.
Why It Matters: Ajmer college principal's 'Pakistan as elder brother' remark sparks widespread political and academic controversy.
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