Days after his controversial video misbehaving with a student swept the internet, another clip of a Gujarat professor has gone viral on social media, with accusations of him making arrogant statements.
Ahmedabad’s Nirma University has come under fire after a video of Professor HK Patel went viral on the internet, where he was seen grabbing the collar of a student’s t-shirt on stage during a college fest. The video has triggered a protest by student unions ABVP and NSUI, who have asked for an immediate apology from the professor and his resignation. The incident, which happened during ‘Technofora 2026’ organised by students of the university’s Institute of Technology from September 18 to 20, triggered sharp reactions from student unions.
Himanshu K. Patel, identified as head of the Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering department, misbehaved with the student.
The incident was triggered when the student heckled the professor from the audience by shouting the famous dialogue from the Bollywood movie Golmaal 3, “J aldi bol, Panvel nikalna hai ” (“Speak quickly, I have to leave for Panvel”). Enraged by the interruption, Professor Patel snapped back with ” Toh nikal le bhai ” (“Then leave, brother”). Patel, who has been with the university for 26 years, then called the student on stage, grabbed his collar, and warned him, “I can go to any extent”.
Earlier last week, the viral video sparked widespread controversy at Nirma University after Dr.
