In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, they said, “We wish to record our serious concern and strong objection to the conduct of certain Indian academics during the IOAA, inaugurated by the Prime Minister on August 12. This prestigious Olympiad was envisioned as a celebration of science, youth talent, and international collaboration. Instead, a group of academics hijacked this platform to advance an ideological agenda that has no part to play in serious academic discourse.”