Governor Arif Mohammad Khan appoints new vice-chancellor of Calicut University overruling government panel. Dr. is Professor of Chemistry Department, University of Calicut and former Dean of Science. P Ravindran. Governor Arif Muhammad Khan, who is also the chancellor, issued an order regarding the transfer of responsibility of the university. The appointment fills the vacancy of MK Jayaraj who retires from the post of VC.
MG, Sanskrit, Malayalam and Kannur universities were directly given charge of VCs by the Governor. However, the government had provided a panel of three professors to appoint the VC in Calicut University. Calicut University Physics Professor Dr. Pradyumnan, Kerala University Hindi Professor Dr. Jayachandran, Professor of English Dr. The panel included the names of Meena Pillai and Higher Education Minister R.Bindu Submitted to Governor.
The Higher Education Minister has again submitted the panel to the Governor despite the Supreme Court ruling that there should be no interference by the minister or the government in the appointment of university VCs. Rejecting the said panel, senior professor Dr. P. Ravindran was given the full charge of Governor Calicut V.C. Minister Dr. Bindu’s letter to re-appoint Dr. Gopinath Ravindran as Kannur VC has led to many controversies, and the minister wrote to the governor again.
