Right-wing outfit appeals Kerala govtnot to remove Governor as Chancellor

Thiruvananthapuram: A prominent Sangh Parivar outfit has urged the Kerala government to review its decision to remove Governor Arif Mohammed Khan as the Chancellor of universities in the state, and sought the intervention of Union Ministry of Education and the University Grants Commission (UGC) in this regard. Bharatheeya Vichara Kendram (BVK), in a recent resolution, said the higher education sector of the state has been “ruined due to the political interventions” of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government.Deliberate attempts are underway to subvert the university and UGC criteria and statutory provisions for making appointments with political interests and nepotism to the posts of vice chancellors and academicians, it alleged.