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Refuting allegations that there was any difference of opinion between him and former Vice Chancellor (V-C) Rajan Welukar due to which he did not attend the latter’s farewell at Mumbai University’s Fort
“I was told I was part of the programme which was held on Monday, which I was never. But it was mistaken because my name was printed without my knowledge on the invitation. My understanding was if there is a send-off for a person, who is the leader of this institution, whichever organisations are working at different levels, be it unions or factions, why can’t those factions come together and have a common programme. Is it a very exorbitant expectation? That is what I had proposed along with my V-C that let us hold a programme that will be a common programme for all and then we will both come on the same dais and we will participate. But the moment I realised that there are two to three different factions holding their own programmes, I wanted to keep out of it,” he said.
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Deshmukh emphasised it was not disrespect to the people who had organised the farewell nor was it disrepsect towards Welukar.
“I will give you an example, which is a fact. He is the only V-C in the last 150 years during whose tenure two of his colleagues have become V-Cs – Uma Vaidya as V-C of Sanskrit University and today I am sitting infront of you. Is it not the contribution of a leader to create leaders. Did anyone think of this aspect, in the media or anywhere?” he said.
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