Facing controversy over the allegation that she had called Dalits and Muslims “anti-national”, Amita Singh, Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, who is to take charge as a member of the ICSSR Council, on Saturday said she had been misquoted.
In a statement, she described the allegations as “totally incorrect” and “baseless”.
“This is a painful news as I have spent my whole academic life for the uplift of Dalits, Muslims and the deprived,” she said.
“In March 2016, an informal conversation was distorted ... and published as an interview which is totally wrong and misquoted. As soon as I was informed about this, I immediately clarified that it was false and condemnable. My clarification was published in some newspapers,” her statement said.
False complaint
She described a complaint filed against her in the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) as “false”, saying the case had already been “closed” as no evidence was found.
Professor Singh’s name figures on the 13-member list for the ICSSR Council that has been drawn up by the Union government.
