The one-man Roopanwal Commission set up by the former HRD Minister Smriti Irani to enquire into Rohith Vemula’s death has covered up the role of the Hyderabad Central University authorities and Central Government Ministers in victimising Rohith for his political activism. Instead it has chosen to echo the RSS and BJP propaganda, accusing Rohith and his mother Radhika of faking their Dalit status.
The HRD Ministry and Central Government must reject the Roopanwal Report that adds insult to Radhika Vemula’s pain while mocking her quest for justice. The struggle for Justice for Rohith will continue with greater determination, undeterred by smear campaigns for which the Roopanwal Report provides fodder.
