SC verdict a setback to Chancellor, not Kerala Govt., says Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan
The Hindu
Kerala chief minister pinarayi Vijayan accuses Governor arif mohammmed Khan of "dancing to the tune of some external forces" after supreme court rescinds reappointment of Gopinath Ravindran as Kannur University VC. Criticises Khan for presenting facts in a flawed manner and trying to pass the buck to the Govt. Accuses perpetrators of "destructive ideologies" of trying to tarnish Kerala's secular credentials.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has lashed out at Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, who is also the Chancellor of Kannur University, for the setback to the reappointment of Gopinath Ravindran as Vice Chancellor of Kannur University in November 2021.
The Supreme Court on November 30 rescinded the reappointment, saying that the Chancellor’s decision had been influenced by extraneous considerations.
Addressing the media during the ongoing Navakerala Sadas at Kulappully, near Shoranur, Palakkad district, on December 1 (Friday), the Chief Minister accused Mr. Khan of “dancing to the tune of some external forces.”
Mr. Vijayan said that the Supreme Court judgment was a blow to the Chancellor, and not to his government.
“The Supreme Court has criticised the Chancellor for his flawed decision. He is trying to pass the buck on to the government,” said Mr. Vijayan.
The Chief Minister said that his government had done nothing to impede or thwart the decision-making powers of Mr. Khan as the Chancellor of Kannur University. “He got a setback from the Supreme Court because he presented the facts in a flawed manner. He is trying to portray himself as being under extraneous pressures,” said Mr. Vijayan.
The Chief Minister said that it was strange that the Chancellor told the Supreme Court that his decision to reappoint Mr. Ravindran as Kannur University Vice Chancellor was against the UGC norms. “It was strange and inscrutable. He made the appointment. And later, he was saying that it was against the UGC rules. But the court corrected him saying that it was not against the UGC norms,” said Mr. Vijayan.
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