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Periyar University V-C arrested as he refused to appoint Registrar of government’s choice: Annamalai

Periyar University [ K. Annamalai Bharatiya Janata Party Higher Education K Ponmudy Police Salem

BJP state president K. Annamalai, at Salem on Wednesday, January 3, 2024 claimed that Periyar University Vice-Chancellor (V-C) R. Jagannathan was arrested for refusing to appoint a Registrar proposed by then Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudy.

The Salem police, however, said he was arrested on charges including cheating, criminal conspiracy and under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, on a complaint that he had started a private company without permission from the government and abusing the complainant, who belonged to the SC community.

Mr. Annamalai, however, told journalists that the Periyar University Technology Entrepreneurship and Research (PUTER) Foundation, floated by the Vice Chancellor and others is a non-profit company registered under Section 8 of the Companies Act.

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