Inquisitr: What motivated you originally to want to become a medical doctor in the first place? VCI: I had a great experience working in Labor and Delivery at a hospital, and it motivated me to become a physician. Also, my mother was a physician, and at least partially there was a cultural influence. My parents were enlightened enough to give me the freedom to choose my own career. That's how my sister became a comedian. Inquisitr: On the subject of family, Mindy Kaling who you describe on your Twitter feed as her brother/nemesis has through a publicist described your relationship with her as estranged. Have you discussed what the New York Post called your race ruse with Mindy Kaling? VCI: After considerable thought and reflection I have realized that talking about my family is not a good thing. I guess it's safe to say that I my family (and sister) disapprove of what I am doing. Of course, the nemesis reference is just joking around! I am not Superman and Mindy is not Lex Luthor (or vice versa). I am too busy to bother with a nemesis. Inquisitr: Although the statute of limitations, if any, probably has run out, were or are there any legal ramifications or consequences for falsifying admission data which in this case was just the race of the applicant? VCI: I claimed I was black on my application, and I never lied about anything except my race. Rommel Nobay, an Indian American, tried to do the same thing I did (pose as black) the year before me. He got caught because he lied about a bunch of other things on his application such as being a National Merit Scholar. They never proved he wasn't black. Race is a slippery slope. Black is a color not a race. There is no place called Blackistan that black people come from. My skin is darker than most African-Americans. I think I could argue in open court that I am as black as anyone else and that I have the right to define myself however I chose. Inquisitr: This question has been raised numerous times on social media. As a practical http://www.sfgolds.com matter, in the application screening, wouldn't the med schools have noticed the discrepancy on your high school or undergraduate transcripts as far as the Vijay vs. Jojo name? VCI: The medical schools never requested my high school transcript. [In the Post article, he explained that I transposed my middle name with my first name and became Jojo, the African-American applicant. ] Inquisitr: Why did you drop out of med school? VCI: I could write a whole book about why I dropped out of medical school called Lucky for You, I Never Became a Doctor. As a medical school student, I found that I lacked the clinical skills to become a great doctor. As a Hindu, I believe in Karma, and I think that I was destined to never become a doctor because of the way I got in. Lying has negative consequences. Inquisitr: Do you have any misgivings about at least theoretically taking the place in the incoming class of someone who might have finished the program and gone on to a career in medicine?