New Delhi, November 27: The students and alumni are unhappy with the decision taken by Jamia Milia University in Delhi to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a chief guest for their upcoming convocation. The voices and the resistance are growing louder by the students of Jamia, which is just a few kilometers away from the residence of Prime Minister. Also Read - Reassess COVID Situation, Focus on Micro Containment Zones: PM Modi to CMs of 7 Worst-hit States

For an ordinary students it will be a proud moment when they will be awarded by the Prime Minister of India but the invitation had sparked a debate, as the students are looking for answers from Modi who seven years ago said “Doob Maro (go drown)” to the faculty, alumni of Jamia. Also Read - Shaheen Bagh's 82-Year-Old Bilkis Named in Time Magazine's List of 100 Most Influential People

Shortly after the 2008 Batla House encounter, between Delhi police and terrorists where two students of Jamia were arrested for their alleged terror links, Modi had attacked Jamia’s Vice Chancellor Mushirul Hasan for his decision of providing legal aid to their students. Read Also: (Supreme Court ruling on police encounters: 5 controversial police encounters) Also Read - PM Modi to Hold High-level Meeting With CMs of 7 States/UTs Today | What to Expect

Watch: Narendra Modi’s 2008 video of public rally posted by students of Jamia Milia

After the Batla House incident, Modi the then Gujarat chief minister held addressed a public rally at Vadodra in which he said, “Jamia Milia university had announced publicly that they will provide legal aid to the terrorists involved in the act. Go drown yourself”.

Modi in his loud style said, “The university is runned on government money and they dare to spend our money to hire high profile lawyers to aid terrorist. When will this politics of vote bank end?”

Some students are running signature campaigns to persuade Professor Talat Ahmad, current Vice Chancellor of Jamia to rethink on their decision while some have voiced their concerns on social media.

A final year student M A Khalid said to IANS,“It is a matter of shame on the part of the administration to invite Modi for the convocation”.

Eram Iqbal, a second year MA student was quoted by IAND where she said, “Look Jamia is a central university and as the prime minister it is his duty to come and see what the university is all about. I am fine with his visit. At least, he will know Jamians are not terrorist”.

Some students had also raised their voice and grief on Modi’s presence at the convocation stating that they will wont receive their degree from Modi untill and unless he apologises for the statement he made against Jamia in 2008.

Asad Ashraf, a journalist with Tehelka wrote, ““I again plan not [to] go and receive my degree in person this year as the Chief Guest is a man who had called my university a breeding ground for terrorists and had put all of us in the dock and under investigating eyes of Intelligence agencies for being potential terrorists”.

A post written on Jamia Journal, a student run website, says, “The simple fact is that, public or Jamia money, as claimed by Mr. Modi and his party members, was never used for providing legal aid to the students, who are yet to be proved guilty of anything, forget about the charge of terrorism. Jamia records will tell you that, if any money was used towards legal aid for the students, it was money from student welfare fund and amount collected by the students from the people of Jamia Nagar.”

The post claims that ​after Modi’s statement there was an environment, where every student of Jamia or its ex-student was seen with suspicion of being a potential terrorist.

Meanwhile the PMO had not issued any statement whether he will be attending the convocation but its seems the old wounds of students of Jamia have not healed yet.