Hyderabad, June 8 -- The University of Hyderabad witnessed all sorts of democratic violations under the tenure of Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prod. Appa Rao Podile, HCU-Ambedkar Students' Association (ASA) said after the former was relieved from his position on Monday.

In a strongly-worded statement, ASA, an Ambedkarite students' wing of the university , said that Appa Rao had reduced the university into his own mini-empire during his 'autocratic and dictatorial' tenure.

"Polide Apparao was merely acting as a spokesperson of the ruling BJP regime and even the VC position was attained by him through his caste-political lobbying," ASA said.

ASA invoked its member and Dalit PhD scholar Rohit Vemula's death and balmed Prof Appa Rao for being dire...