To Public Information Officer, President Secretariat, Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi - 110004 This is in regards to case of discrimination and harassment of Dr Subrahmanyam Saderla at Aerospace Engineering Department, IIT Kanpur by his fellow colleagues. 1. Based on reply from MHRD, dated 9th May 2018, numbered PRSEC/R/2018/50342, appointment of Prof. Rajiv Shekhar was made on 26th March 2018. The reply stated that no information was available on his involvement in SC harassment case. Is this reply truthful. 2. The reply from IIT Kanpur on another RTI, numbered PIO/95-2018-19/IITK/441, dated 5 July 2018, suggests that Secretary, MHRD was informed about the involvement of Prof. Shekhar in SC harassment on 8th March 2018. With this reply, has MHRD ignored such important information and appointed Prof. Shekhar as Director, ISM Dhanbad. 3. Since MHRD secretary was notified of the involvement of Prof. Shekhar in SC harassment case, has it informed the honorable President of India, who is the visitor of both IIT Kanpur and ISM Dhanbad. 4. Who all were instrumental in influencing the decision of MHRD to ignore the information from IIT Kanpur and continue with the appointment of Prof. Shekhar. Kindly expedite on this matter since this relates to a very serious matter of discrimination at a premier institute at a time when entire nation is working towards eradicating casteism at all levels. Related RTI response documents are attached. Thanks.