Minister for Higher Education K. Ponmudy has said he will boycott the convocation of Madurai Kamaraj University scheduled for Wednesday.
He told reporters in Chennai that the Governor-Chancellor had taken it up on himself to have a guest of honour at the convocation, going against the convention. Despite this being explained to the Governor-Chancellor’s office, it did not budge.
Mr. Ponmudy told reporters that it is the norm at the universities that the convocation date and the list of invitees are decided by the university administration. “I am the pro-Chancellor. But without informing me, the Vice-Chancellor asked the Chancellor who should be the guests. The Vice-Chancellor has accommodated the wishes of the Chancellor who should have consulted the Department of Higher Education and sent the panel of guests for approval. But that did not happen,” he said.
