Hyderabad, Nov. 21 -- A Muslim should not be allowed to teach Sanskrit, claim agitating students

Banaras Varanasi: Unable to bear the onslaught of communal politics in the BHU campus against him, Firoz Khan has quietly left Varanasi for his native place in Jaipur two days ago.

Firoz Khan has been in the eye of a storm following his appointment some time back as an assistant professor at Sanskrit Vidya Dharam Vigyan (SVDV) of BHU.

A large number of students of Banaras Hindu University went on strike protesting against Firoz Khan's appointed in the literature department. They have been asserting that a non-Hindu (here meaning Muslim) cannot teach Sanskrit since it is the language of religion for Hindus.

The success of the strike has rai...