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The exhibition, at the library's central hall, is part of the Gandhi Jayanti celebrations.When asked, the university administration said they were not aware of Jinnah’s pictures with Gandhi among exhibits in the library. Agra: Months after a portrait of Muhammad Ali Jinnah at the students’ union office of Aligarh Muslim University caused a major row, pictures of Pakistan’s founder with Mahatma Gandhi have now been put on display at an exhibition in the varsity’s Maulana Azad Library. Right-wing activists also burnt effigies of Jinnah near the campus gate. If they want to display Jinnah pictures, they should go to Pakistan.”Manvendra Pratap Singh, a member of the national minority education monitoring committee, questioned why the “jinn of Jinnah” (ghost of Jinnah) keeps haunting the varsity.“Many respectable personalities were associated with Gandhi Ji then why only Jinnah’s pictures with him were displayed,” he asked.In May this year, violence was reported on the AMU campus after right-wing activists clashed with students over Jinnah’s portrait at students’ union office. This is an educational institute and they should not disgrace it with their actions..