Amid Huge Row, Kerala Drops Governor As Chancellor Of This University
NDTV
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's administration has said it no longer wants the governor at the helm of universities in the state.
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan was removed as the chancellor of the Kerala Kalamandalam deemed university by the state government on Thursday, a day after a sharp escalation in a face-off between the two sides.
The state government announced it was changing the rules of the university to replace Mr Khan with an eminent person from the field of art and culture.
The governor is a representative of the BJP-led government at the centre and is known for his near-daily run-ins with the state's Left Democratic Front (LDF) administration.
The state government and the governor have been increasingly at odds over the functioning of universities, including the appointment of Vice Chancellors.
