‘Why so much drama?’: Netizens after IIT professor’s reaction to students’ admission on attendance goes viral

A user shared a screenshot of an email from an IIT professor to a student seeking permission to participate in a debate competition. The user shared the screenshot of the email and wrote on

The professor said in the email that Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, among others, said they left university to pursue what they believed in.

“People admire Gates or Zuckerberg because they left college to pursue what they believed in, not because they wanted to beg professors to make concessions or exceptions for them. And they have created new technology that has impacted billions of lives and trillions of dollars in value,” the email said.

The email quickly went viral, with netizens condemning the professor for being overly dramatic about a simple request for a concession to participate.

‘Sorry, but this is in bad taste. Why so much drama? Just say yes or no. Why would you attack someone younger?’ one user asked.

“Wow, professors like this should understand that even though a debate competition won’t have much value in the real world, it can definitely create a butterfly effect in personality development that will have a tangible effect on society,” said one user.

“Zuckerberg and Gates themselves, admittedly, even though they never worked, were set up for life on their parents’ money. So it wasn’t courage. It was just them following their passions, just like the rich kids do. To bash a young person in this way is shameful.” pure sign of immaturity,” said another user.

“Then they complain that Indian students are not expressive enough. This kind of rude and demoralizing bashing is unnecessary,” another netizen commented.