Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudy on Thursday said that Governor R.N. Ravi has refused to sign the file requesting the latter’s approval as Chancellor to award an honorary doctorate to freedom fighter and veteran communist leader N. Sankaraiah at the upcoming Madurai Kamaraj University convocation.
In a statement, Mr. Ponmudy said that the file was submitted to the Governor based on the resolutions passed by MKU’s Syndicate and the Senate, which are the decision-making bodies of the university, to award the honorary doctorate to Mr. Sankaraiah.
He said the Syndicate first passed the resolution on August 18, 2023 to award the honorary doctorate in recognition of the services of the centenarian leader, who spent eight years in jail for participating in the freedom struggle and later dedicated his life to work for the poor and served as an exemplary member of the Legislative Assembly. The Senate passed a resolution on September 20, 2023 to award the degree at the upcoming convocation of the university
