Unacademy is facing widespread criticism over its decision. Several politicians such as Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Shiv Sena MP, Priyanka Chaturvedi, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate and a few others have also condemned the move by calling it a move suppressing free speech. Y Sathish Reddy, chairman of Telangana State Renewable Energy Development Corporation, also posted on X, "With all due respect to #Unacademy, it is highly inappropriate to suspend a teacher who simply requested not to vote for illiterates. They are liable for a proper explanation! #UninstallUnacademy."
Meanwhile, Unacademy has issued a clarification on the issue. Its co-founder Roman Saini , took to the social media platform X to say that the tutor was in breach of Unacademy’s strict Code of Conduct. “The classroom is not a place to share personal opinions and views as they can wrongly influence them,” Saini added.