Karan Sangwan, an Unacademy teacher was sacked due to his appeal to the students for voting for educated candidates during a class, he claimed that he did not mention any political party name and suspected that he must have been removed because of the “political pressure”.
Unacademy, in a statement, said the classroom is not a place to share personal views or opinions. According to the company’s founder Roman Saini, tutor Karan Sangwan violated the terms of the contract, and as a result, the company is parting ways with him.
Sangwan claimed in an interview with India Today that he attempted to meet with Unacademy’s top executives but that they “can’t do anything” and refused to engage in conversation. Sangwan was with Unacademy since 2021, after the incident his profile got deleted, and claimed that there may be “political pressure”.
Sangwan has started his own youtube channel and announced that he will find out all the details about the incident that happened on August 19.
India Today quoted Sangwan, as he says that he never thought that his clip will go viral and have been portrayed in a wrong way. The way the video has been circulated on social media is completely misinterpreted.
He said that “I made a general statement. I can guide people in the right way. I want educated people. Education is not something that people study in classrooms. What I have studied in my class, I am imparting the same way”.
About the video clip of former Unacademy teacher Karan Sangwan
Sangwan was heard asking the students in a video clip that became viral overnight on X ( formerly Twitter) to vote for educated candidates. According to reports, the teacher was discussing recent legislation the BJP-led union government had passed in the Lok Sabha to replace the Indian Evidence Act, the Criminal Procedure Code, and the IPC, all of which were created during the British Empire.
“Even I don’t know whether to laugh or cry,” laments Sangwan, “because I also have a lot of bare acts, caseloads, and notes that I had prepared.” He had accumulated a mountain of notes on criminal legislation, all of which are now meaningless. Everyone has to work really hard. You now have a job as well” said Sangwan.
“Remember to cast your vote for an educated candidate the next time to avoid having to go through this (ordeal) once again. Choose a candidate who is knowledgeable about the problems. Don’t cast your vote for someone just because they can change their name. In the video, Sangwan is heard telling his students to make wise decisions.
However, Sangwan insisted that he stands by his statements since he believes that education is crucial to everyone’s success. Sangwan also stated that he didn’t make these statements in the Unacademy classroom but on his youtube channel ‘Legal Pathshala’ now renamed as Karan Sangwan.
Unacademy stand on this situation
Saini in his tweet mentioned that Unacademy is a platform for education that is devoted to providing top-notch education.
To ensure that our students have access to fair knowledge, we have established a stringent Code of Conduct for all our educators. Our students are at the center of everything we do. Personal ideas and viewpoints shouldn’t be shared in front of the class because they could unintentionally affect the students.
As a result of Karan Sangwan’s violation of the Code of Conduct, we were compelled to split ways with him under the current circumstance, Saini stated.
Political reactions to the incident
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wondered whether it’s a crime to ask people to vote for an educated person. “Is it illegal to urge people to vote for educated people?” he questioned. in a message posted on X. I personally admire those who are illiterate. This is the era of science and technology, Public officials who lack literacy cannot create the modern India of the twenty-first century.
Shive Sena (UBT) Priyanka Chaturvedi questioned how is expressing “vote for educated” a biased opinion, Doesn’t that viewpoint have a positive impact on young minds? Shame, Unacademy, if just holding this opinion leads to taking someone else’s job.
