Kerala Vice Chancellor Row: After Lose-Lose Verdict, Governor Slams Chief Minister
NDTV
The Supreme Court said "the decision to re-appoint (Gopinath Ravindran as Vice Chancellor of Kannur University) was influenced by extraneous considerations or, to put it in other words, by the unwarranted intervention of the state"
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has claimed "pressure tactics" by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan led to his re-appointment of Gopinath Ravindran as Vice Chancellor Kannur University in November 2021. Mr Khan's claim came shortly after the Supreme Court criticised the state for "unwarranted intervention" in the matter and quashed the decision to re-appoint Mr Ravindran.
Mr Khan also told reporters Education Minister R Bindu had been used by the Chief Minister.
"It is wrong to blame the Education Minister... was used by the Chief Minister. It was not the Education Minister who came to my office but an individual who claimed to be the Chief Minister's legal advisor. Then they brought the Education Minister's letter," he said after the court's verdict.
