Chandigarh/Karnal, May 15 -- Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad skipped summons issued by Haryana State Commission for Women on Wednesday but submitted a reply through his lawyers, asserting his social media remarks about Operation Sindoor were "completely misunderstood" and the Commission lacks jurisdiction in the matter.

Sonepat-based academic Ali Khan Mahmudabad was summoned to the commission's Panchkula office regarding social media posts that the state panel - headed by former Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Renu Bhatia - alleged was disparaging towards women officers in the armed forces and promoted communal disharmony.

Commission chairperson Bhatia claimed they waited from 10am until 3pm before receiving an email...