Renowned historian and biographer Ramachandra Guha, who announced last month that he will be joining Ahmedabad University, tweeted on Thursday that he will not be joining the University as a professor due to “circumstances beyond my control.” Guha’s decision comes after the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the RSS, staged protests against his appointment and demanded that the University rescind the offer, according to the Indian Express.

“Due to circumstances beyond my control, I shall not be joining Ahmedabad University. I wish AU well; it has fine faculty and an outstanding Vice-Chancellor. And may the spirit of Gandhi one day come alive once more in his native Gujarat,” Guha tweeted on Thursday.