On learning that he was from JNU, the panel asked Kumar his stance on the sedition case against Kanhaiya Kumar. Kumar said he was surprised at the question since he was not in the country during the infamous events of February 9 last year but he answered anyway. “If there was anti-India sloganeering (which I never believe happened), I condemn it but such programmes which caused a lot of uproar should be organised and there should be complete freedom of expression in educational institutes especially if it is not life-threatening or a threat to law and order.” He said, despite trying to be as diplomatic as possible, the panel were visibly irritated.