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The Jadavpur University has today divested professor Kanak Sarkar from all duties with immediate effect post his controversial remarks in his Facebook post. Jadavpur University professor Kanak Sarkar who made controversial remarks in a Facebook post has been divested of his duties with immediate effect. On Sunday, professor Kanak Sarkar stoked a major controversy by making comments on virginity of women on Facebook and later defending his remarks. Also Read| ‘Virgin girl is like sealed bottle’: Kolkata professor’s sexist Facebook post goes viralThough he was quick to delete the post, screenshots of it went viral. International Relations' professor Kanak Sarkar had likened a woman's virginity to a "sealed bottle" or "packet" in a Facebook post on Sunday, triggering a furore on social media and academic circles..