"Totally unacceptable': Jairam Ramesh claims IIT directors asked alumni to interact with RSS chief during US visit

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday claimed that several IIT directors have been asked to reach out to alumni to interact with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat during his upcoming visit to the United States, calling the move totally unacceptable. In a post on X, Ramesh questioned the involvement of IIT directors in facilitating interactions between their alumni and the RSS chief. A number of IIT Directors, distinguished professionals in their own right, have been mobilised to reach out to alumni to interact with Mohan Bhagwat when he is in the US later this month. This is totally unacceptable, Ramesh said. He drew a dis…