Letter of Solidarity

We, the undersigned members of the academic community in Ahmedabad and

Gandhinagar, are deeply concerned by the proposed nationwide National Register of
Citizens (NRC) and the recently enacted Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which we
believe will greatly imperil the secular fabric of India. We strongly support the rights of
Indian citizens to protest against the policies and measures of the central government,
and condemn the violence perpetrated by the police in Delhi, Aligarh, Assam and other
cities against peacefully protesting students.

We oppose the proposed nationwide NRC, which carries with it the risk of
disenfranchising many Indians who lack the requisite documentation to prove their
citizenship. As the recent Assam experience has shown, this process disproportionately
affects the poorest and most vulnerable individuals. The CAA in its current form ensures
that the exclusions wrought by the NRC will further discriminate against Muslims. We
emphasize that we are in favor of the humane treatment of refugees and a process that
allows them to apply for citizenship without discriminating between them on the basis of
religion.

We stand for equality before the law as guaranteed by Article 14 of our Constitution, for
the preservation of the secular fabric of India, and for the democratic right of all citizens
to protest peacefully. We demand the cancellation of the NRC, the abrogation of the
CAA, and impartial investigation of both the vandalism outside universities and of police
violence within universities.

Signatories1 :

1. Sarthak Bagchi - Ahmedabad University

2. Aparajith Ramnath - Ahmedabad University
3. Sourav Sarkar - Ahmedabad University
4. Supratim Dasgupta - Ahmedabad University
5. Vikash Pandey - Ahmedabad University
6. Ambika Aiyadurai - IITGN
7. Ajin K Thomas - Mudra Institute of Communications
8. Rachelle C- IIT Gandhinagar

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Views expressed in this letter are the personal views of all the signatories and are not meant to be the
official or institutional position on this issue.
9. Jeemol Unni - Ahmedabad University
10. Arka Chattopadhyay- IITGN
11. Ravi Miglani - Ahmedabad University
12. Nishaant C- IITGn
13. Dalia N- MICA
14. Amita Shah, CFDA
15. Darshini Mahadevia - Ahmedabad University
16. Abrar Ali Saiyed- Ahmedabad University
17. Amrita Ghatak, Gujarat Institute of Development Research
18. Jharna Pathak, GIDR
19. Disha Vora, Tavant, Bangalore
20. Dharamashi Rabari, Ahmedabad University
21. Amol Agrawal - Ahmedabad University
22. Tulika Tripathi, Central University of Gujarat
23. Pratishtha Pandya, Ahmedabad University
24. Ishita Tripathi, Ahmedabad University
25. Jigna Desai, CEPT University
26. Aijaz Ahmad Turrey, Central University of Gujarat
27. Itishree Pattnaik, Gujarat Institute of Development Research
28. Inamul Haq, Central University of Gujarat
29. Muzafar Ahmad Dar, Jawaharlal Nehru University
30. Sheeraz Ahmad Sofi, Central University of Gujarat
31. Anupama Ayyalasomayajula, Central University of Gujarat
32. Md Atif Alam, Central University of Gujarat
33. Apaar Kumar, Ahmedabad University
34. TAJAMUL MAQBOOL, CUG
35. Showkat Hassan, IIT Kanpur
36. Ankur Yadav, CUG, Gandhinagar
37. Sharik Laliwala, Ahmedabad
38. Navdeep Mathur, IIM, Ahmedabad
39. Raghavan Rangarajan, Ahmedabad University
40. Subhash Rajpurohit, Ahmedabad University
41. Minal Pathak, Ahmedabad University
42. Sanwar Nath Siddh , Central University of Gujarat
43. Ghanshyam Shah, Former Professor, JNU, Delhi
44. Gauri Bharat, CEPT University
45. Bhargav Oza, CEPT University
46. Harsh Kinger, M.S. University
47. Kashyap Sanghani, MICA, Ahmedabad
48. Saravanan V, IITGN Alumni, Formerly RA @EDII Gandhinagar
49. Aziz Minat, Alumnus, Gujarat University
50. Leya Mathew, Ahmedabad University
51. Sneh Bhavsar, Ahmedabad University
52. Murari Kumar Jha, Ahmedabad University
53. A Birendri, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar.India
54. Maya Ratnam, Ahmedabad University
55. Renu Desai, independent researcher, Ahmedabad
56. Sameer (Development Professional), Academic Associate, Anant National University
57. Munawar Hussain (Journalist) University of Kashmir
58. Ankur Sarin, IIM Ahmedabad
59. Neel Vadodaria, St. Xavier’s College - Ahmedabad.
60. Amaani Vaniya, St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad
61. Chinmay Tumbe, IIM Ahmedabad
62. Munzerin Qureshi, Ahmedabad University
63. Abhishek Shaw, IIM Ahmedabad
64. Roohul Malik, CUG Gandhinagar
65. Neha Shah, L J Institute of Management Studies
66. Dhananjay, CUG, Gandhinagar
67. Vikas Pathe, CUG, Gandhinagar
68. N.Rajaram, Former Professor, Central University of Gujarat
69. Gaurav Goswami, Ahmedabad University
70. Abhishek, CUG, Gandhinagar
71. Koena Lahiri, CUG, Gandhinagar
72. Priyanka Masant, CUG, Gandhinagar
73. Tawseef Yousuf, Central University of Gujarat.
74. Ishfaq Majid, Central University of Gujarat.
75. Shazia Kouser, Central University of Gujarat.
76. Pawan Kumar, Central University of Gujarat
77. Shishir Saxena, Ahmedabad University
78. Sapana Devi Karam, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar
79. Neha Rai, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar
80. Bhavna H - IIT Gandhinagar.
81. Sharmistha Hazra, Central University of Gujarat
82. Nahida Akhter, Central University of Gujarat
83. Vijay Kumar, Central University of Gujarat
84. Sunit Bhattacharya, Doctoral researcher, Charles University (Prague)
85. Harshal Haria, Ahmedabad University
86. Heman Oza, Azim Premji University
87. Jeel Sanghvi, Ahmedabad University
88. Masira Mansuri, Ahmedabad University
89. Fatema Rasiwala, Ahmedabad University
90. Mary Ann Chacko, Ahmedabad University
91. Jyotsana, Central University of Gujarat.
92. Suneet Mishra, Central University of Gujarat
93. Arup Lal Chakraborty, IITGN
94. Sudipta Sarkar, IIT Gandhinagar
95. Jaina Mehta, Ahmedabad University
96. Nijil Lal C.K., Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
97. Varun Sharma, PRL Ahmedabad
98. Kaustav Chakraborty, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
99. Ashish Narang, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
100. Harsh Oza, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
101. Subith Kumar, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
102. Anindya Banerji, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
103. Vishnudath K. N., Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
104. Mansi Dhuria, IITRAM Ahmedabad.
105. Balbeer Singh, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
106. Dipyaman Pramanik, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
107. Subir Mandal, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
108. Prithish Halder, PRL, Ahmedabad
109. Aarthy E, PRL Ahmedabad
110. Ila Garg, Ahmedabad
111. Sana Ahmed, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
112. Akanksha Bhardwaj, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
113.