The State Government has extended the tenure of C.N. Manjunath as director of the Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research by one year. The decision was kept hanging till the last minute, with his earlier term ending on July 19.
His term extension comes amidst pressure from various quarters. Cutting across party lines, several elected representatives had called upon Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai (who heads the Jayadeva’s governing council) to continue Dr. Manjunath as the director.
Employees of Jayadeva institute, including doctors and paramedical staff at Bengaluru and Kalaburgi, had submitted a memorandum seeking his extension to the Chief Minister on July 16.
