AMU VC Tariq Mansoor resigns after nomination to UP Legislative Council

After his resignation, Mansoor wrote a farewell letter thanking university teachers, staff members, colleagues, and alumni. “I especially feel proud in how all of us came together in facing adversities from time to time, most notably during the gloom of Covid-19 pandemic,” he wrote.

He also said he “was blessed to have had the opportunity to lead AMU into the centenary” in 2020. “A sitting Prime Minister Shri Narendra Bhai Modi graced our University function – Centenary Year Celebrations 2020 – after a gap of 64 years. Lauding AMU’s contributions towards nation building, PM’s speech will be remembered as an important landmark in AMU’s history in which he also called AMU a ‘mini India’,” reads his letter.

The letter adds, “As our nation enters the path of ‘new India’ and acquires the centerstage in world affairs with G20 Presidency, I am sure the University will play an important role in the continued development of our nation.”

He also expressed regret for “not being able to conclude the process for appointment” of his successor “due to unavoidable circumstances”. “I request you to kindly condone it,” he said.

According to a notification issued by Chandrashekhar, special secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh late on Monday night, Mansoor is among six people nominated by the Governor as MLCs against eight vacancies.

Mansoor is among the six persons proposed by the BJP government for the nominated posts in the UP Legislative Council.

Mansoor, 66, became the V-C of AMU in 2017. He has been associated with the university for many years and was the principal and chief medical superintendent of JN Medical College, AMU, from 2013 to 2017.

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