CHENNAI:  A professor at a Tamil Nadu college has been accused of tacitly asking undergraduate students to provide sexual favours to university officials in return for financial and academic rewards. The Devanga Arts College asked the police to investigate the matter after an audio clip, allegedly of her conversation with four undergraduate students, was widely circulated in the social media yesterday.

Nirmala Devi has been teaching maths at the prestigious college in Virudhnagar for a decade. The professor, who claims to be close to state governor Banwarilal Purohit, got caught when she dialled four students. In the recording she promises money and support to even research scholars in return for sexual favours.
The state's Fisheries Minister D Jayakumar told reporters in Chennai that such "black sheep" cannot be allowed and assured that the government will take action against her.
DMK chief MK Stalin sought a CBI probe into the matter. "Since a teacher who has to impart education has tried to spoil the life of the students, the probe into the matter should be handed over to the CBI under the supervision of the high court," he said in a tweet.