: TIFR withdraws notice asking staff not to post ‘anti-government’ content on social media #IndiaNEWS The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research on Monday withdrew a notice asking employees and their

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TIFR withdraws notice asking staff not to post ‘anti-government’ content on social media #IndiaNEWS
The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research on Monday withdrew a notice asking employees and their families to not post “anti-government content� on social media, reported The Telegraph.In the notice issued on April 13, the institute’s registrar, retired Wing Commander George Antony wrote that central agencies and the Department of Atomic Energy had noticed that “certain disgruntled employees� were sharing “anti-government content� on social media.“Staff members are further informed to desist from uploading any anti-government content over social media,� it said. “Family members too should be appraised about the same.�The Mumbai-based institute retracted the notice on Monday after protests erupted on the campus and several teachers communicated their displeasure about the notice to the Director S Ramakrishnan, reported The Telegraph.“The circular is a worrying sign of the government’s increasing intolerance of criticism,� an unidentified faculty member told The Telegraph. “The circular is outrageous and has no basis in the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research’s rules and by-laws, which restrict participation in active politics but do not prevent employees from criticising the government or public policies.�The April 13 notice by the administration had also asked the employees and their family members to not share photos or videos of the institute, its centres, field stations, residential colonies “or any other government property� as it could lead...Read more

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