Ed-Tech company Unacademy has fired its teacher whose video had gone viral in which he could be heard telling students to vote for an educated person in the upcoming elections. Karan Sangwan, a legal instructor at Unacademy, also raised concerns about the bills connected to IPC and CrPC presented in Parliament.
In a video, the teacher urged students to support educated candidates in future elections. Following this appeal, Unacademy let go of the teacher, citing that the classroom is an inappropriate venue for expressing personal opinions.
Roman Saini, a Co-founder of Unacademy Group, emphasized the importance of learners and explained that personal opinions should not be shared in the classroom as they can negatively influence students. The decision to part ways with Karan Sangwan was based on a violation of the Code of Conduct.
Saini also highlighted Unacademy's commitment to delivering high-quality education. They have a rigorous Code of Conduct for educators to ensure that students have access to unbiased knowledge.
But what exactly Karan Sangwan said is
In a video snippet, the teacher mentions, ""I'm unsure whether to laugh or cry due to the extensive materials I've prepared – bare acts, caseloads, and notes. It's hard work for all. You have responsibilities too.""
He continues, ""Remember this: Next time, choose an educated person so you can avoid a similar experience. Alright?""
Sangwan adds,Aise insaan ko chune jo padha likha ho, jo samajh sake cheezon ko. Sirf aise insaan ko na chune jinko sirf badalna aata ho, naam change karna aata ho
""Select someone educated, capable of understanding matters. Don't opt for someone who only knows how to change names. Make your decision thoughtfully."
The teacher mentioned that he would provide further details about the controversy on his YouTube channel on August 19th.
As the teacher has been fired from the ed tech company, several political leaders expressed their opinion on social media.
Priyanka Chaturvedi of the Shiv Sena (UBT) lashed out at edtech platform Unacademy for sacking one of its teachers Karan Sangwan describing the move as “shame” as his opinion would “positively influence young minds”.
Taking to X, the Shiv Sena (UBT) MP wrote, How does saying vote for literate politicians a biased opinion? Doesn’t that opinion positively influence young minds? Shame if merely expressing this view gets you to take someone’s job, Unacademy. PS: Don’t understand why everyone felt Karan Sangwan, the professor’s opinion on educated leaders was about Mr. Supreme. Repeat of Kajol level trolling, but here it cost him his job.
Delhi's Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, tweeted, questioning whether it's wrong to encourage voting for educated politicians.
#KaranSangwan #Unacademy #KaranSangwanSir #UnacademyFiresTeacher
#UnacademyControversy
#RomanSaini
#ViralVideo
#BJP
#congress
#AAP
#pmmodi
#rahulgandhi
#arvindkejriwalonunacademy
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In a video, the teacher urged students to support educated candidates in future elections. Following this appeal, Unacademy let go of the teacher, citing that the classroom is an inappropriate venue for expressing personal opinions.
Roman Saini, a Co-founder of Unacademy Group, emphasized the importance of learners and explained that personal opinions should not be shared in the classroom as they can negatively influence students. The decision to part ways with Karan Sangwan was based on a violation of the Code of Conduct.
Saini also highlighted Unacademy's commitment to delivering high-quality education. They have a rigorous Code of Conduct for educators to ensure that students have access to unbiased knowledge.
But what exactly Karan Sangwan said is
In a video snippet, the teacher mentions, ""I'm unsure whether to laugh or cry due to the extensive materials I've prepared – bare acts, caseloads, and notes. It's hard work for all. You have responsibilities too.""
He continues, ""Remember this: Next time, choose an educated person so you can avoid a similar experience. Alright?""
Sangwan adds,Aise insaan ko chune jo padha likha ho, jo samajh sake cheezon ko. Sirf aise insaan ko na chune jinko sirf badalna aata ho, naam change karna aata ho
""Select someone educated, capable of understanding matters. Don't opt for someone who only knows how to change names. Make your decision thoughtfully."
The teacher mentioned that he would provide further details about the controversy on his YouTube channel on August 19th.
As the teacher has been fired from the ed tech company, several political leaders expressed their opinion on social media.
Priyanka Chaturvedi of the Shiv Sena (UBT) lashed out at edtech platform Unacademy for sacking one of its teachers Karan Sangwan describing the move as “shame” as his opinion would “positively influence young minds”.
Taking to X, the Shiv Sena (UBT) MP wrote, How does saying vote for literate politicians a biased opinion? Doesn’t that opinion positively influence young minds? Shame if merely expressing this view gets you to take someone’s job, Unacademy. PS: Don’t understand why everyone felt Karan Sangwan, the professor’s opinion on educated leaders was about Mr. Supreme. Repeat of Kajol level trolling, but here it cost him his job.
Delhi's Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, tweeted, questioning whether it's wrong to encourage voting for educated politicians.
#KaranSangwan #Unacademy #KaranSangwanSir #UnacademyFiresTeacher
#UnacademyControversy
#RomanSaini
#ViralVideo
#BJP
#congress
#AAP
#pmmodi
#rahulgandhi
#arvindkejriwalonunacademy
#HWNews
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00:00 EdTech company and academy has fired its teacher whose video has gone viral in which he could
00:05 be heard telling students to vote for an educated person in the upcoming elections.
00:10 Next time, choose a person who is educated, who can understand things.
00:18 Don't choose a person who only knows how to change, who only knows how to change names.
00:25 So, make your decision properly.
00:29 Karan Sangwan, a legal instructor at Unacademy also raised concern about the bills connected
00:36 to IPC and CRPC presented in the parliament.
00:40 In a video, the teacher urged students to support educated candidates in the future elections.
00:50 Following this appeal, Unacademy let go of the teacher, citing that the classroom
00:54 is an inappropriate venue for expressing personal opinions.
00:58 Roman Saini, co-founder of Unacademy group, emphasized the importance of learners and
01:02 explained that personal opinions should not be shared in the classroom as they can negatively
01:08 influence students.
01:09 The decision of part ways with Karan Sangwan was based on a violation of the code of conduct.
01:15 Saini also highlighted Unacademy's commitment to delivering high-quality education.
01:19 They have a rigorous code of conduct for educators to ensure that students have access to unbiased
01:24 knowledge.
01:25 But what exactly did Karan said in that video?
01:29 I also felt like crying or laughing because I also have a lot of my barracks, a lot of
01:34 case loads, a lot of notes we also made.
01:37 Okay, everyone has a lot of hard work, you guys also got work.
01:41 But remember one thing, next time when you vote, give your vote to an educated person
01:49 so that you don't have to go through all this again in life.
01:52 Okay, let's go.
01:56 Okay, next time, choose a person who is educated, who can understand things.
02:04 Don't choose a person who only knows how to change, who knows how to change names.
02:11 So, make your decision properly.
02:15 In a video snippet, the teacher mentioned, "I am unsure whether to laugh or cry due
02:20 to the extensive material I have prepared, barracks, case holds, and notes.
02:25 It's hard work for all.
02:27 You have responsibilities too."
02:29 He continues by saying, "Remember this, next time choose an educated person so you
02:33 can avoid a similar experience."
02:36 Karan also added, "Choose a person who is educated, who can understand things.
02:41 Don't choose a person who only knows how to change, who knows how to change names."
02:47 Select someone educated, capable of understanding matters.
02:50 Don't opt for someone who only knows how to change names.
02:54 Make your decision thoughtfully.
02:56 This is what he said in that video.
02:58 The teacher mentioned that he would provide further details about the controversy on
03:02 his YouTube channel on August 19th.
03:05 As the teacher has been fired from the Edtech company, several political leaders expressed
03:10 their opinion on social media.
03:11 Priyanka Chaturvedi of Shiv Sena, led by Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray, lashed out at Edtech
03:16 company Unacademy for sacking one of its teachers, Karan Sangwan, describing the move as shame
03:22 as his opinion would possibly influence young minds.
03:26 Taking to X, the Shiv Sena MP wrote, "How does saying 'vote for a literate politician'
03:30 a biased opinion?
03:31 Doesn't that opinion possibly influence young minds?
03:35 Shame if merely expressing this view gets you to take someone's job, Unacademy."
03:40 Don't understand why everyone felt Karan Sangwan, the professor's opinion on educated
03:45 leader was just about Mr. Supreme, repeat of Kajo-level trolling, but here it cost him
03:51 his job.
03:52 Delhi's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted questioning whether it's wrong to encourage
03:56 voting for educated politicians.
03:58 He expressed respect for the illiterate but emphasized that public representatives should
04:03 not lack education, especially in the age of science and technology.
04:07 Kejriwal highlighted that an educated leadership is crucial for building a modern 21st century
04:13 India.
04:14 Bayatish Reddy, the head of Telangana State Renewable Energy Development Corporation,
04:18 also commented on X stating that suspending a teacher for urging against voting for illiterate
04:24 candidates is inappropriate.
04:26 He demanded a suitable explanation and raised the hashtag #UninstallUnacademy.
04:31 Roshan Rai, another user of X, also spread the news criticizing Unacademy for reportedly
04:36 dismissing Karan Sangwan simply because he encouraged students to vote for an educated
04:41 leader.
04:42 Rai pointed out that Sangwan did not mention anyone by name yet Unacademy inferred the
04:47 context.
04:49 Rai expressed strong disapproval calling it a shameful act.
04:52 Dr. Prachi Sadhvi, a member of Vishwa Hindu Parishad tweeted that there is no need to
04:57 uninstall Unacademy.
04:59 Instead, she praised the platform for firing the teacher, what she referred to as an anti-nationalist
05:04 teacher.
05:05 Shouldn't teachers, doctors, engineers, IT professionals and many others have the same
05:11 freedom of speech as politicians?
05:14 Article 14 of our constitution grants this freedom to every citizen.
05:18 Instead of firing the teacher, a warning or an internal review could have been done to
05:24 understand why he said that.
05:26 Firing him does not seem like the best solution.
05:30 Viewers, please do share your views in the comments.
05:32 That's all on the topic.
05:33 Stay tuned with HW News English.
05:34 Thank you for joining us.
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