But Khan says his joining the university administration’s thanksgiving efforts would not dilute JTA’s opposition to the OBC quota.

“A number of buildings have been named after various people on the campus. We have opposed such moves in academic council in the past but now that there is already a precedent of naming buildings after people, I see no harm in naming one after Arjun Singh since he is giving so much money to the varsity. But make no mistake: our issues with his ministry still remain. If he tries to implement the OBC quota, we won’t let that happen on this campus,” said Khan.

Hasan is not bothered about the controversies generated by Singh after the quota row. “He (Arjun Singh) may be controversial but then, so were Jawaharlal Nehru, Gandhi and Subhash Chandra Bose!” he says.