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BHU, Reliance rebut reports that Nita Ambani was invited to be visiting faculty

A company spokesperson said that the reports were fake and "no proposal or invitation to make her a visiting lecturer of BHU has been received".

Published on: Mar 17, 2021, 14:24:30 IST
Written by , Hindustan Times, New Delhi
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Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) on Wednesday refuted news reports on a proposal to make Nita Ambani a visiting faculty at Uttar Pradesh's Banaras Hindu University, reported news agency ANI.

Nita Ambani, founder and chairperson of Reliance Foundation. (Instagram)
Nita Ambani, founder and chairperson of Reliance Foundation. (Instagram)

A company spokesperson said that the reports were fake and "no proposal or invitation to make her a visiting lecturer of BHU has been received", ANI reported.

The university too issued a clarification in this regard. "Many media houses approached the university for details after reports on a proposal to make Nita Ambani a visiting faculty at BHU began doing the rounds. For one to be appointed as a visiting lecturer at the university, approval of the authority is mandatory and this is to clarify that no such proposal was made in front of the authority," a notification issued by the BHU read.

Several media houses had reported that students staged a demonstration at the university on Tuesday opposing a proposal to make Nita Ambani a visiting professor.

(with ANI inputs)

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