After controversy erupted over the resignation of political commentator Pratap Bhanu Mehta and noted economist Arvind Subramanian from its faculty, Ashoka University on Sunday acknowledged "lapses in institutional processes" and expressed "deep regret". the institution in a statement said it will ‘ work to rectify it in consultation with all stakeholders’. Meanwhile, Mehta in a letter to the students urged them to not "press" for his return asserting that the circumstances that led to his resignation will not change in foreseeable future. Mehta stepped down as professor, saying that the founders made it "abundantly clear" that his association with the institution was a "political liability"