Professor HC Verma, author of the immensely popular Physics books that are a must-read for every science student in this country has been the subject of a viral post on social media.

The post claimed that Prof HC Verma received Rs 1 crore as royalty every year for his book Concept of Physics and that he donated the money to PM’s Relief Fund and other charities. The post further claimed that he also paid the fees of poor students with the salary he got as a senior professor at IIT Kanpur and that he still rides his Bajaj Priya.

Professor Verma however denied the claims, writing on his Facebook account that he ‘categorically denied the information’. He also said he never had a scooter of this ‘colour and make’ and added that he was a common man and a physics learner.

He wrote: “Dear Friends, I came to know about a twitter post telling that I earn 1 crore of royalty and donate the whole money to PM relief fund. I wish I could do that. I wish to categorically deny the information. A scooter photo is also shown in the post. I never had a scooter of this colour and make. I am just one of you, a common man and a physics learner.”

Prof HC Verma. He gets 1 crore as royalty/year for his book 'Concepts of Physics' and he gives it to PM's Relief Fund and to charity. He pays fees of poor students with the salary he got as a senior professor at IIT Kanpur. And he still rides his Bajaj Priya.#RealHeroespic.twitter.com/luGcNMbxTh — Real Heroes (@Indiarealheroes) April 11, 2018