Unacademy has terminated the services of a teacher named Karan Sangwan, who encouraged students to support educated candidates through their votes.

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The edtech company justified this decision by stating that the classroom is not an appropriate platform for sharing personal opinions and perspectives. Co-founder of Unacademy, Roman Saini, cited a breach of contract as the reason for Sangwan's dismissal, leading to their parting ways.

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Saini conveyed in a tweet that Unacademy is dedicated to providing high-quality education and maintains a strict Code of Conduct for its educators to ensure unbiased knowledge dissemination. Saini highlighted that learners' interests are their priority and emphasised that the classroom is not a platform for sharing personal opinions that could potentially influence students wrongly. He stated that Sangwan's departure was due to his breach of the Code of Conduct.