An arguably embattled Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, targetted by the Students Federation of India (SFI) for allegedly attempting to saffronise the State’s higher education sector, seems to have found some qualified support from the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Opposition.
On Tuesday, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president K. Sudhakaran sought to alienate his party from the CPI(M)‘s “belligerent opposition” to the Chancellor’s alleged bid to stack the Kerala and Calicut universities Senates with Sangh Parivar nominees.
Mr. Sudhakaran told the media in New Delhi that the Congress would not unthinkingly oppose the Chancellor’s prerogative to nominate academically proficient persons to the Senate irrespective of their political loyalties, with the proviso that the Governor should not misuse the privilege to favour a particular group over others.
