Lawyers for economist Amartya Sen have asked the Visva-Bharati vice-chancellor to immediately withdraw land-related allegations against the Nobel laureate.

“Our Client has learnt from newspapers that you and your officers have made statements, among other false statements, to press/news agencies/journalists that a plot of land owned by Visva Bharati is unlawfully occupied by our Client. However, no communication in this regard has ever been received by our Client. Nor is this allegation correct. In fact, your allegations are completely false. Our Client hereby calls upon you to produce to our Client documentary evidence to justify your aforesaid statements,” the solicitors said in a communication to Bidyut Chakrabarty, vice-chancellor of the central varsity.

“We, on behalf of the Client, reserving our Client’s legal recourse against you, call upon you to immediately withdraw the allegations made by you against our Client and refrain yourself from making any further false allegation,” added the communication, dated December 29.

Visva-Bharati officials could not be contacted for comment because this newspaper came across the information late at night.

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee had rubbished the allegations, attributed to a section of varsity officials, and offered full support to Sen.