In a move that could escalate his running feud with the government, Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has served Kerala University an ultimatum to nominate a member on the search-cum-selection committee for the next Vice Chancellor within a week.
Raj Bhavan has shot off a letter to the university against the backdrop of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan launching a scathing attack on the Governor for his “anti-communist propaganda”. His terse comments were made at a public rally in Kannur, shortly after the Governor accused him of reneging on his assurance to refrain from acts that would “prejudice the interest of the office of the Chancellor”.
In his letter, the Governor instructs the university to nominate a representative of the Senate on the selection committee within September 26. However, the university has decided to seek legal opinion on the issue, sources said.
