India, Sept. 15 -- IIT Roorkee has released a statement on "misleading content" being circulated on social media with the intent of tarnishing the institute's reputation. Although the statement did not explicitly say so, a video of an IIT Roorkee student dancing at a college fest had sparked off a storm of criticism recently.

The statement was likely referring to the controversy generated by the video, social media users concluded.

In a statement dated September 14 and shared on the official X account of IIT Roorkee, Media Cell In-charge Sonika Srivastava said the institute strongly disapproved of the misleading content being circulated online to tarnish its image.

It further warned that legal action could be taken against anyone sprea...