Adbul Khaliq Madrasi said the board of the Darul Uloom seminary in the northern Indian town of Deoband decided Wednesday to set up a three-member panel to probe Ghulam Mohammed Vastanvi’s conduct.

The 150-year-old institution has been rocked by weeks of protests after Vastanvi made comments that appeared to praise a Hindu nationalist politician loathed by Muslims.

Vastanvi took office last month promising to modernize the curriculum and rein in hard-line religious edicts at the seminary.

The school’s Deobandi Islam has inspired millions of Muslims, including the Taleban.