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The Governor said appointing a person who is not qualified appears to be a case of favouritism and nepotism.
Earlier, the varsity vice-chancellor Gopinath Ravindran had clarified that there were no regularities in the selection process, but this failed to satisfy Governor Arif Mohammed Khan.
Priya Varghese is the wife of KK Ragesh, who is a CPM leader and the private secretary to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
The Governor had put on hold Priya's appointment and sought a clarification from the VC.
Priya Varghese, wife of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's private secretary K K Ragesh, has yet again defended her controversial appointment as an associate professor in Kannur University, calling claims made by her opponents 'mere number games'.
Priya had aggregated a research score of only 156, while the topper in the list, Joseph Scaria had a score of 651.
The Governor is empowered to suspend or dismiss a vice-chancellor in his capacity as the chancellor of universities.
VC Dr Gopinath Ravindran has been asked to file an explanation immediately as to the allegation that rules were flouted for the appointment of Dr Priya Varghese as associate professor in the Department of Malayalam.
Haritha and Harisree won the first ranks for the Plant Science and Statistics degree examinations conducted by the Kannur University.
Those who are awaiting the results of the final semester exams too can apply. However, they have to have the prescribed eligibility by the time the admission closes.
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