Amid row intensifying over the Jinnah portrait in Aligarh Muslim University, the varsity’s Vice-Chancellor Tariq Mansoor went about to meet Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi.

It is said that the Vice-Chancellor termed the row as over a non-issue.

He explained that the Jinnah’s portrait has been in the campus since year 1938 and there are many other places including Bombay HC and Sabarmati Ashram where such portraits are to be found.

He added that the student’s agitation had no relation to Jinnah portrait row and that they were protesting against people who came to AMU to disturb peace on May 2.

On Tuesday, the AMU V-C had urged students to not let their studies suffer due to the unrest in the varsity.

He also wrote an open letter to the students while urging them not to fall into the trap of certain forces that are bent upon destroying the image of varsity’s alma mater.>