Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) defied Chancellor Arif Mohammed Khan’s directive by choosing not to nominate a representative to the search-cum-selection committee to appoint the next Vice-Chancellor.
A majority of members in the General Council, the university’s supreme body, voted against a resolution moved by Vice-Chancellor in-charge B. Ashok to nominate former Vice-Chancellor P. Rajendran to the selection panel here on Tuesday.
Notably, Agriculture Minister P. Prasad, who is the Pro Chancellor of the university, was also among the 19 Left Democratic Front (LDF)-backed members who voted against the resolution, while four members, including those aligning with the United Democratic Front (UDF), adopted a favourable stance.
