Governor Arif Mohammed Khan’s disapproval of Kannur University Vice Chancellor Gopinath Ravindran’s conduct acquired serious dimensions after the former accused the academic of plotting to endanger him.
Mr. Khan launched a scathing attack by branding Prof. Ravindran a criminal for allegedly hatching a conspiracy to attack him physically when he was invited to the Indian History Congress hosted by the Kannur University amidst the Anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) agitations in December 2019.
Citing reports he received from the “highest quarters” in New Delhi, the Governor held Prof. Ravindran responsible for the attempted assault on him. He also accused the Vice Chancellor of violating the protocol by deviating from the programme approved for the event.