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Saturday, Jun 21, 2025
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'.
He hoisted the national flag at the Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram.
Balakrishnanan said there were concerted efforts to bring down the CPM-led government in Kerala.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan termed Governor Arif Mohammad Khan's refusal to sign the ordinances as 'unusual'.
The Governor is empowered to suspend or dismiss a vice-chancellor in his capacity as the chancellor of universities.
The Governor had said he was not going to approve their repromulgation without going through the ordinances.
The Governor had earlier expressed his displeasure on the State’s move to bring an ordinance curbing the Chancellor's power in the appointment of the University Vice-Chancellor.
Even before the Govt came up with the ordinance curtailing his powers in the VC appointment, Khan made a swift move and constituted a search committee to appoint the Kerala University VC.
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.
Governor Khan has exercised his powers to constitute a search committee for the appointment for Kerala University's next VC.
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