Rao, like Sengupta before him had questioned the functioning and nature of the Institute. Rao alleges that he had supported the 20+ Dalit workers who were sacked by the administration without any prior notice. Rao penned an open letter to the Director General of the institute KG Suresh Rao highlighting both the hostile work environment he felt he was subjected to and the ideology that pervaded the campus. He also questioned the merit of the newly appointed Advertisement and Public Relations Course Director Surbhi Dahiya. He claimed that pressure tactics were used by IIMC administration, forcing a female student to withdraw her case of cyber-sexual harassment. Rao also maintained that only RSS leaning journalists were being invited in campus for special lectures. The campus has seen Rajat Sharma, Swapan Das Gupta, Chandan Mitra and Ram Bahadur Ray give talks but little or no journalists with opposing views.