Kerala Governor spurns reconciliation efforts by LDF govt, reappoints Ciza Thomas and K. Sivaprasad as DUK, KTU interim V-Cs

Kerala Guv reappoints interim VCs, state govt demands cancellation

Thiruvananthapuram: The tussle between Kerala government and the Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar over the appointment of university vice chancellors has taken a turn for the worse, with the latter ‘unilaterally’ posting temporary VCs at two universities without any discussion with the government. The Kerala Governor, acting as Chancellor, had on Friday reappointed Dr Ciza Thomas and Dr K Sivaprasad as interim vice chancellors of State Digit…

Kerala Governor spurns reconciliation efforts by LDF govt, reappoints Ciza Thomas and K. Sivaprasad as DUK, KTU interim V-Cs

Kerala Governor reappoints Vice-Chancellors, defying State government and sparking controversy over Constitutional duties and legal implications.

Kerala Governor, CM Vijayan spar again over re-appointment of VCs

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Hours after Kerala Governor and ex-officio Chancellor Rajendra V. Arlekar re-appointed K. Sivparasad and Ciza Thomas as interim Vice Chancellors of APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU) and the Digital University, Kerala (DUK), respectively, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan wrote to him, seeking the decision be reconsidered. What has irked the Vijayan government was Arlekar issued this orders of…

Kerala Govt-Guv tussle burns: Guv unilaterally appoints interim VCs

Governor Arlekar reappointed interim VCs to two universities in the state against the state administration’s wishesBoth the government and the opposition alleged that the VCs have inclinations to the Sangh Parivar; one of them had attended an RSS event in Kochi