Hindu student exposes Hinduphobia at The London School of Economics and Political Science [ London, United Kingdom ]

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Karan Kataria, Student Academic Representative, LSE Law School at The London School of Economics and Political Science, pointed out the mental torture meted out to him for being a Hindu and a dedicated nationalist.

In his statement on social media, Kataria pointed out that he was disqualified from running for the post of General Secretary of the LSE Student Union LSESU after a smear campaign was launched against him to paint him as homophobic, Islamophobic, queerphobic, and Hindu nationalist.

“The silent treatment of the students’ complaints about such unacceptable behaviour also justifies the accusation of Hinduphobia against the LSESU,” he said.

In his statement, he said that he is the first member of his middle-class farming family to have graduated from college, coming from Haryana, India. Given his background, his admission to the London School of Economics and Political Science LSE cannot be considered privileged. His commitment to the welfare of students and desire to succeed on campus, however, were dashed by a carefully planned smear campaign that was launched against him due to his Indian nationality and Hindu identity.

As the academic representative for the cohorts, Karan was chosen. In a short time, he was also chosen as a National Union for Students delegate. Considering his experience in engaging with the students in different positions at LSE, his peers motivated him to run for the post of General Secretary of the LSE Student Union LSESU.

Karan said he was disqualified without being given a chance to tell his side of the story. He said, “The silent treatment of the students’ complaints about such unacceptable behaviour also justifies the accusation of Hinduphobia against the LSESU.”

He was rebuffed, nonetheless, by some students who could “bare to see an Indian-Hindu leading the LSELU.” They went back to try to discredit him and his very identity. The effort against him was consistent with the university’ troubling cancel culture. He was therefore disqualified from the LSE Student Union’s general secretary election. Despite the overwhelming support of students from of all nationalities, he was disqualified. He was charged with being a Hindu Nationalist, an Islamophobe, a homophobe, and a queerphobe. He was the target of numerous complaints from parties with vested interests.