Bindu recommended Ravindran’s reappointment

Higher Education Minister R. Bindu had recommended the reappointment of Gopinath Ravindran as Vice Chancellor of Kannur University, as per official documents accessed by The Hindu.The documents, which

Higher Education Minister R. Bindu had recommended the reappointment of Gopinath Ravindran as Vice Chancellor of Kannur University, as per official documents accessed by The Hindu.

The documents, which validate Governor Arif Mohammed Khan’s claims of the government’s involvement, also show that Dr. Bindu had requested him to cancel the selection process that was then under way and dissolve the search-cum-selection committee formed to find a new Vice Chancellor.

In letters sent to the Chancellor on November 22, the Minister, who is the Pro Chancellor of Kannur University, proposed Prof. Ravindran’s name for a second continuous term as Vice Chancellor. She also informed the Chancellor that the Kannur University Act enabled the reappointment of an incumbent Vice Chancellor for a second term and did not stipulate any restriction on age.