New Delhi:

Nitasha Kaul – the Indian-origin British academic deported by the government over the weekend after touchdown at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport – has hit again at claims she was refused entry as a result of she is “married to a Pakistani… a pawn of China… a puppet (of the) West…”

Ms Kaul – who authorities sources declare was deported due to her “anti-India, pro-separatist sentiments – said was not humiliated, and declared, “I’m authoritarians concern… a considering lady”.

“Re: all of the lies, I’m not married to a Pakistani, not a Muslim convert, not a pawn of China, not a puppet of (the) West, not a commie (Communist), not a jihadi, not a Pak sympathiser, not a terrorist supporter, not anti-India, and never a part of a gang,” she posted on X (formerly Twitter).

“My expertise was harrowing… however the humiliation shouldn’t be mine. It is that of a ridiculous, insecure regime. What I’ve termed ‘ethical wound of colonialism’ in my work could be very a lot on show.”

“Selective resurrections of previous macro histories are used to govern current sentiment,” she said.

“I urge you to assume past partitions of hate towards these completely different from you… and to learn and perceive what I say and assume, earlier than speeding to sentence. It is tough however it’s potential.”

Re all the lies, I am not married to a Pakistani, not Muslim convert, not a pawn of China, not a puppet of West, not a commie, not a jihadi, not Pak sympathiser, not terrorist supporter, not anti-India, not part of a gang.

I am what authoritarians fear-
a thinking woman ❤️✊🏽💃🏼

— Professor Nitasha Kaul, PhD (@NitashaKaul) February 26, 2024

Nitasha Kaul, a Professor of Politics, International Relations, and Critical Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Westminster in London, also describes herself as a “Kashmiri novelist”.

According to her website, her focus areas include “right-wing politics, postcolonial neoliberal nationalism, the Hindutva challenge in India, and the historical past and politics of Kashmir”.

On Sunday evening Ms Kaul posted a detailed message on X, saying she had been “denied entry to India for talking on democratic and constitutional values”.

“I used to be invited to a convention… by Government of Karnataka (a Congress-ruled state) however the centre refused me entry. All my paperwork (UK passport and Overseas Citizen of India card) had been legitimate…”

“I used to be given no cause by immigration besides, ‘We can not do something, orders from Delhi’.”

I was given no reason by immigration except ‘we cannot do anything, orders from Delhi’. My travel & logistics had been arranged by Karnataka & I had the official letter with me. I received no notice or info in advance from Delhi that I would not be allowed to enter.

— Professor Nitasha Kaul, PhD (@NitashaKaul) February 25, 2024

In a lengthy thread, she said spent nearly 48 hours, including 24 in a holding cell at Bengaluru airport, with “no quick access to meals and water” and without a pillow or a blanket

“Officials informally made references to my criticism of RSS, a far-right Hindu nationalist paramilitary (the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is extensively seen because the ruling BJP’s ideological mentor) years in the past…”

Rightwing #HindutvaTrolls have for years threatened me w death, rape, ban etc. In the past, authorities have sent police to my elderly ailing mother’s home to intimidate, even though I live in UK & my work has no connexion to her, a pious temple-going dezhor-wearing retired Hindi… pic.twitter.com/cV41Mr2JJ7

— Professor Nitasha Kaul, PhD (@NitashaKaul) February 25, 2024

She additionally mentioned “rightwing Hindutva trolls have for years threatened me with dying, rape, ban, and so on…” and that those threats had extended to her mother, who lives in the United Kingdom.

Ms Kaul’s ejection is also snowballing into a political controversy after the BJP – the main opposition party in Karnataka – accused the Congress of inviting “a Pak sympathiser who desires India’s break-up”.

Congress party has disgraced Indian Constitution by inviting a Pakistani sympathiser who wants India’s break up.

Don’t you have any shame left CM @siddaramaiah? Are you trying to challenge the constitution & threaten the unity & integrity of India?

It is now apparent that the… pic.twitter.com/kG0XVePHgK

— BJP Karnataka (@BJP4Karnataka) February 25, 2024

Karnataka Minister HC Mahadevappa, whose office invited Ms Kaul to Karnataka, said he had been left “deeply involved” by the incident and urged the centre to respect the right to “freedom of speech”.

As we all know @BJP4India is the party always against to the spirit of constitution.

Because of their ignorance about our constitution values such things are taking place repeatedly

We highly condemn such act of dictatorship towards the values of Indian Constitution

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— Dr H.C.Mahadevappa (@CMahadevappa) February 26, 2024

“As everyone knows, BJP is a celebration at all times towards the spirit of the Constitution (and) due to their ignorance about our constitutional values, such issues are going down repeatedly. We extremely condemn such act of dictatorship in the direction of the values of the Indian Constitution,” he said on X.

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