After writers, a group of scientists and academicians have raised their voice against the increasing tolerance and communal hatred in the country. They have signed a petition to President Pranab Mukherjee urging him to take suitable action against the recent spate of communal incidents.
“A highly polarised community is like a nuclear bomb close to criticality. It can explode any time and drive the nation to utter chaos. This is a highly unstable atmosphere and we should do everything in our hands to defuse the disparity, and enlighten society in scientific spirit,” the petition sent to the President on Tuesday said.
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The petition was signed by Naresh Dadich, former director of Pune-based The Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) and G Rajasekaran of The Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc) besides some from Jawaharlal Nehru University and Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad.