Rashmi Samant resigns as Oxford Student Union President-elect after 'racism' controversy
In her apology that was published in ‘The Oxford Student’, Rashmi said that she acknowledged her shortcomings over the years. "I am willing to learn and apologize," she stated.
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By Express News Service
UDUPI: Rashmi Samant, an alumna of Manipal Institute of Technology, MAHE, who created history by winning the prestigious Oxford Student Union Presidency on February 11, has quit the post after she was embroiled in a controversy over her alleged insensitive comments on social media that some termed ‘racist’.
Though Rashmi reportedly posted those comments a long time back, pressure was mounted on her to apologize and quit from the post. The first ever Indian woman to occupy the post resigned on Tuesday.