A defamation case has been filed against Delhi University Professor Nandita Narain and Professor Badshah Alam from Jamia Millia Islamia by the administration of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) for allegedly defaming its Vice-Chancellor, Lt Gen (retd) Zameeruddin Shah. Narain, who is also president of the Federation of Central University Teachers Associations (FEDCUTA), has been accused, as per the case, of calling Shah a ‘mafia’ and a ‘don’ during a press conference in Aligarh in November 2015. Alam too has been accused of making certain remarks against the V-C at the same event.