Posted by: saritathapa June 13, 2006
Nepotism in Kathmandu University
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Dear PaankopatJee: Like you, I would also like to see KU suceed and become one of the finest institutions in Nepal leading the way for others. Obviously, the whole team of staff, teachers, faculty, and administrators get the credit. But, Suresh Raj has played a major role in it (I think), and we cannot deny that. Nepotism charges, if true, must be corrected. But, politicking is not the right approach. Add to it student and administrative organizations and unions with affiliations with NC, UML, CPI(M) and you can kiss KU good bye. Wrong medicinne will kill the patient. Further, those who have come out now after leaving KU may not be telling the whole truth. Incompetence of A does not automatically make B competent. That does not mean the irregularities at KU need to go unnoticed and ignored. I would like to take a larger perspective here. Nehru promoted his daughter and was criticized vehemently, and yet his legacy in shaping Indian polity and destiny cannot be denied. Suresh Raj's contribution is not trivial regardless of what the former employees write in blogs. That does not give Suresh Sharma an unlimited rights to play with the rules of KU however. But, the latest attacks seem more destructive than constructive. These former employees should go to court and establish their competence, unfair termination and demand justice, instead of creating blogs and giving materials to newspapers who are always looking for sensational masala. ST
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