Aligarh Aug 23 (IANS) Former students of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) have demanded the institution of an Atal Bihari Vajpayee Chair for research on the former Prime Minister s literary work.
In a letter to the Vice Chancellor the former students said "Atal Chair" would add to the prestige of the AMU which already has Ambedkar and Nehru Chairs.
A former student Jasim Mohammed offered Rs 2 lakh for the project.
"There is need for academic work on Vajpayee s poetry his speeches and his life which is inspirational " Mohammed told IANS.

--IANS bk/mag/sed